Zhuanzhuan (轉轉) | 24 Histories

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Zhuanzhuan was a Courtesan.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Female

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AD 890 to AD 910 嘗聘王鎔於鎮州，官妓有轉轉者，美麗善歌舞，因宴席，郁累挑之。
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 71, passage 7

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 71Volume 71 Book of Later Tang 47: Biographies 23: Ma Yu, Si Kongting, Cao Tingyin, Xiao Xifu, Yao Zongzhi, Jia Fu, Ma Gao, Luo Guan, Chun Yuyan, Zhang Ge, Xu Ji, Zhou Xuanbao · 1 passage

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嘗聘王鎔於鎮州，官妓有轉轉者，美麗善歌舞，因宴席，郁累挑之。 On an embassy to Wang Rong at Zhenzhou he took notice of an official courtesan named Zhuanzhuan, renowned for her beauty and dancing; during the feast Yu kept pressing his attentions on her.