Four Beauties
The
Four Beauties
(
Chinese
: 四大美人;
pinyin
: s d měi rn) are four
legendary
ancient
Chinese
women
, renowned for their
beauty
. They are, in chronological order:
Xi Shi
(c. seventh- to sixth-century BC,
Spring and Autumn
period), "an apperance that would sink the most beautiful fish".
Wang Zhaojun
(c. first-century BC,
Western Han Dynasty
period), "an apperance that would let fall the most elegant bird".
Diao Chan
(c. third-century,
Three Kingdoms
period), "a face that would make clouds cover up the full moon".
Yang Guifei
(
719
-
756
,
Tang Dynasty
period), "a face that would shame any flower".
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