在中国古代“重男轻女”的传统中,女性作家是稀少的。但在唐代,却出现了三位成绩相当杰出的女诗人:李冶、鱼玄机和薛涛。而这三位都和道教有关系:前两位是女道士,后一位薛涛晚年有可能也入道了。这在所谓“女性文学史”上是值得注意的现象,也可以说是道教对于文学的一点贡献。关于唐代道教,龚自珍曾评论说: 余平生不喜道书……独干六朝诸道家,若郭 In the ancient Chinese tradition of “patriarchal”, female writers were scarce. However, in the Tang Dynasty, there were three outstanding female poets: Li Ye, Yu Xuanji and Xue Tao. All three are related to Taoism: the first two are female Taoist priests, and the latter Xue Tao may also be enlightened in his later years. This is a notable phenomenon on the so-called “history of female literature”, or it can be said that Taoism made a little contribution to literature. On the Taoism in the Tang Dynasty, Gong Zizhen once commented: Yu Pingsheng does not like books ... ...