Background
Wen Jijiang must have been born into a literary family, for as a child she is said to have read many of the Confucian classics. There is no exact information about the date of her birth.
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Career
When Wen Jijiang married Wang Jingbo, his grandmother was still alive. She was a very harsh old woman who flogged her sons and grandsons even though they were high-ranking officials. However, Wen Jijiang did not neglect this violent and perverse old woman but took great care of her. She also treated her children and children from Wang Jingbo's first marriage with equal love.
Her good manners and consideration for others influenced the entire family, who was self-effacing in all things. The wife of Wan Bo (Wen Jijiang's stepson), Yang Jin, and his daughter-in-law Zhang Shuji heeded Wen Jijiang’s teachings and were highly regarded for their benevolence and wisdom; the three women were known collectively and with great affection as the “Three Mothers’ Family.”
Wen Jijiang lived to the age of eighty-one, and when she died her four daughters mourned her, as did her four sons, who retired from office for the prescribed period. Over 100 government officials came to offer condolences at her funeral, which was conducted with great honor and grandeur.
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Personality
Wen Jijiang was a charismatic and benevolent woman.
Connections
Wen Jijiang was the second wife of Wang Jingbo. She bore him three sons and three daughters, but there is no information about them.
References
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Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E. - 618 C.E
This new volume of the "Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women" spans more than 2,000 years from antiquity to the early seventh century. It recovers the stories of more than 200 women, nearly all of them unknown in the West.
1998
