上官婉儿和她的时代

上官婉儿是唐朝最有名的一位才女，她的知名度非常高，许多电影电视都演过她，形象都很秀雅动人。她能在现代社会这么出名，当然一方面跟她的经历与才华有关，另一方面跟她名字起得好多少也有关。一个才女能姓个“上官”这样的复姓，已经是很大的福气了，何况又叫“婉儿”呢。倘若她名叫牛桂芝，想想看那又会是什么光景。     

Talented Women of Ancient China

IN feudal times, imperial exams were the main channel for men of letters to enter officialdom.Unfortunately only men were eligible to take these examinations. Su Xun, a great scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), had two sons, both of whom passed the highest imperial examination and went on to become