Miss Nalan
Miss Nalan was a Chinese poet in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. She is known only by her surname, Nalan. She is the earliest Manchu woman whose poetry collection has survived.
Miss Nalan was the youngest daughter of Nalan Ming-zhu, a wealthy imperial official who served as Grand Secretary. Her older brothers Nalan Xing-de and Nalan Kui-xu were well regarded poets. Her poetry collection was published after her death by her nephew Yong-shou, the son of her brother Kui-fang who was adoped by Kui-xu following Kui-fang's early death.
Only a single copy of her poetry collection, Poetry Drafts from Leisure after Needlework, remains. It contains 120 poems and a preface by Yong-shou, mostly nature poems largely focusing on northern China with some historical poems. Her poem "The Eagle" is frequently cited by modern critics.