Qian Fenglun (1644-1712), styled Yunyi, was born in Qiantang, Zhejiang Province (now Hangzhou) during the early Qing Dynasty. She was the daughter of Qian Anhou, a jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), and married Huang Shixu, a zhusheng (a scholar who had passed the provincial examination). She wrote the collection “Gu Xiang Lou Ji”.
钱凤纶（1644—1712），字云仪，清初浙江钱塘（今杭州）人。进士钱安侯女，诸生黄式序室。著有《古香楼集》四卷，含诗悇一卷。
钱凤纶·《满庭芳·湖庄观游女》
绿染芭蕉，
红催芍药，
纷纷尽斗鲜妍。
小楼妆罢，
独坐悄无言。
自汲流泉煮茗，
香细细清兴泠然。
捲帘看，
日高烟敛，
一抹淡春山。
堤边。
游女伴，
娟娟楚楚，
弱柳风前。
更澄波弄影，
恍若飞仙。
怪杀斜阳西堕，
空目断远水长天。
愿化作萋萋芳草，
轻衬一双鸳。
Man ting fang: While at the Lake Cottage, I Observe Some Girls on an Outing
Qian Fenglun
Green is dyeing banana leaves
Red inflaming the peony;
At every turn, bright beauty exhausts its wonders.
In this small house, finished with dressing
I sit quietly apart, talking to no one.
I draw water for myself from the flowing stream
And prepare some aromatic tea.
Exquisitely fresh!
It makes my mood calm.
I roll up blinds to see the sunlight;
Up above, where mist motions for something to lean on,
Spring hills look tranquil.
By the river dike, a group of girls on an outing,
So graceful, so vivid,
More innocent than fragile willow wands before a breeze.
Plied by the river’s current, their reflections waver
Until they look like immortals in flight.
Fantastic!
The setting sun falls westward through the void;
As far as eye can see
Distant waters, endless skies.
I would like to be,
Resting in the long, lush, sweet grass,
One of a pair of mandarin ducks.
（Maureen Robertson 译）
