The paintings of the Four Beauties of ancient China
The Four Beauties of ancient China refer to 4 very beautiful women in the history of China, they are from different dynasties.
Nowadays, the stories about the Four Beauties have been one important part of the Chinese culture, here in this article, I will share some interesting legendary stories about them, most of these women were living in history not only in novels, and all of them are popularly known by people in the countries of the Chinese culture circle.
The Four Beauties are Xi Shi, Wang ZhaoJun, Diao Chan and Yang YuHuan.
Xi Shi
Xi Shi is a very beautiful girl lived in the ancient Chunqiu period of China, she was sent to the palace of the Wu Kingdom because of her beauty.
Do you know the West Lake in Hangzhou city? This famous lake is named after Xi Shi.
Xi Shi's legendary story:
One day when Xi Shi was washing some clothes besides the river, the fishes in the water saw her beautiful look, because that XiShi is so beautiful that the fishes just forgot to swim, and all the fishes sink down into the bottom of the river! That is to say even the fishes are astonished by Xi Shi's beauty.