[1] Her father was named Baojian, and her grandfather, Fang Yuanying, had been a poet and politician.
One of her collections of several works, Grieving a Young Maiden, was said to be so well-known that everyone in the city could say it by heart.
[1] Around 1754, Fang Wanyi hosted a famous gathering of notable women poets, primarily members of the extended family of Luo Ping.
[8][1] Fang Wanyi and Luo Ping created art together in their workshop, called The Thatched Hut of Fragrant Leaves.
[1] In their poetry, they often wrote lovingly, referring to one another by their 'style' names: Luo Ping was 'two peaks' and Fang Wanyi was 'white lotus'.