Records of trans masculine people in the 10th c. Taiping Guangji
Part 2 of "The use of the term ‘renyao’ through the ages"
In the previous post, we came across a reference the 5th c. trans masculine government official Lou Cheng in a 7th c. history text Nanshi. Lou Cheng makes an appearance again in Taiping Guangji, a collection of legends and historical anecdotes commissioned by Emperor Taizong of Song in 977, together with 3 other transmasc individuals.