
Ching Shih
The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
Xingxi and the Pirates
Xingxi and her fellow prostitutes were driven to this job by economic necessity. folklore says that she began to function as a spy, like Finno Dair in the Hunger Games series. The story says she became known for her astute advice. Or did you read that the floating brothel was boarded by pirates? There's more than one version of how they actually met.
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