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Abstract

Chuanqi Novel(傳奇小說) Liwazhuan(李娃傳) is a short story by Bai Xing jian(白行簡) in the Tang dynasty. The story involves a tribute student Mousheng(某生), trying to get the affections of Li Wa, a female prostitute in Chang'an. Mousheng spends his money on Li Wa and neglects his studying for the imperial examinations. He lives with Li Wa and spends all of his money, which is ultimately exhausted. After Mousheng can no longer pay the prostitution costs, Li Wa and her madam abandon him. Mousheng begins working at a funeral parlor as a dirge singer and at one point is the winner of a singing competition. His father discovers him while visiting Chang'an and severely beats him, and leaves him for dead. Later Li Wa encounters this young man, who is now a beggar. She helps him recover health, and study for the examinations. Mousheng passed the state examinations over and over. He and his father restore a father-son relationship. Mousheng remains devoted to Li Wa and the two marry. Liwazhuan weaves together the various strands of Li Wa’s life. Feminism is relatively difficult to define, However, if one looks closely enough, Li Wa has an outstanding career as a prostitute, she is enormously rich in prostitution. Most of all, she's got Mousheng in her back pocket and under her thumb. Obviously she has corrupted him, but she coached Mousheng for the state examination, carried him to a successful conclusion. Woman takes the leadership of man, this novel claims to support female consciousness in many respects. So, This paper considered true meaning and values of female consciousness factors in Tang Chuanqi Liwazhuan.