Shen Wuhua (Chinese: 沈婺華) dharma name Guanyin (觀音; c. 554 – c. 630), was an empress consort of the Chen dynasty of China.
Empress Shen was said to be solemn and had few desires, spending much of her time studying the Chinese classics, history, and Buddhist sutras as well as practicing calligraphy.
Empress Shen had few complaints about that, however, and she lived a frugal life, limiting her staff to about 100 people and not using elaborate decorations, often submitting suggestions to Chen Shubao.
She was with his train in Jiangdu (江都, in modern Yangzhou, Jiangsu) in 618, when he was killed in a coup led by the general Yuwen Huaji.
After Emperor Yang's death, Empress Shen crossed the Yangtze south to Pi-ling city (毗陵, modern Changzhou in Jiangsu province), where she became a Buddhist nun with the name Guanyin ("Avalokiteśvara") in 618.