Zhang Yaotiao

Zhang Yaotiao was a 9th-century Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.

Her place and date of birth are not known. Zhang is referred to as Maiden Zhang Yaotiao in some sources. She was forced to flee to Chengdu in what is now Sichuan province, where she became a courtesan. Tang Xianzu quotes lines from her poetry in his play Mǔdān tíng (The Peony Pavilion).