▁death ▁and ▁executed ▁in ▁ 7 8 4 . ▁Li ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁Tang - d ynast y ▁women ▁whose ▁poetry ▁has ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Li ▁Ye ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁W ux ing , ▁in ▁present - day ▁H uz hou , ▁Z he ji ang ▁Province . ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁she ▁enjoyed ▁writing ▁poetry ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁her ▁father ▁as ▁" exception ally ▁clever " ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁six , ▁after ▁he ▁read ▁a ▁poem ▁she ▁had ▁written . ▁However , ▁he ▁wor ried ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁grow ▁up ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁" unch aste ▁woman ." ▁Li ' s ▁father ▁was ▁encourag ing ▁of ▁her ▁literary ▁promise ▁and ▁believed ▁that ▁her ▁talent ▁would ▁be ▁was ted ▁on ▁marriage . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁cour tes an , ▁Li ▁was ▁particularly ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁" be aut y ▁and ▁grace ," ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁tal ents ▁for ▁poetry , ▁music , ▁and ▁call ig raph y . ▁She ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁literary ▁circles ▁and ▁associated ▁with ▁famous ▁po ets ▁such ▁as ▁Li u ▁Ch ang q ing , ▁J ia or an ▁and ▁Lu ▁Yu , ▁and ▁her ▁writing ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁her ▁contempor aries . ▁She ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁being ▁an ▁" unch aste " ▁woman . ▁Her ▁friend ▁J ia or an , ▁the ▁ren owned ▁poet ▁and ▁Buddh ist ▁mon k , ▁composed ▁a ▁poem ▁after ▁she ▁paid ▁him ▁a ▁visit : ▁" A ▁cel est ial ▁fair