"The beauty falls and the geese are fragrant and the old are gone, and the remaining dreams are vaguely transformed into the flowers."
Here "falling geese", refers to Wang Zhaojun, one of the four beauties in ancient China, .
How beautiful is Wang Zhaojun? Historical records of Wang Zhaojun's beauty have spread throughout Nanjun (Wang Zhaojun's hometown) and have been spread to Chang'an .
There are also rumors that Emperor Yuan of Han directly killed the palace painter Mao Yanshou to vent his anger for Wang Zhaojun, which made people even more curious about Wang Zhaojun's beauty. How beautiful is Wang Zhaojun? What exactly does the real Wang Zhaojun look like in history?
AI Restore Wang Zhaojun's true appearance
As shown in the picture, someone has used modern AI recovery technology to restore Wang Zhaojun's appearance. Is this look very different from what you imagined?
Wang Zhaojun in the picture seems to be as beautiful as as rumored. Some are ordinary, and some are hard to describe .
The face is round, full and plump. In modern terms, has some baby fat . The eyebrows are slender, single eyelids, the bridge of the nose is not high, the facial features are not delicate, the overall face is flat and not three-dimensional, and it belongs to a square and round face.
" Mo Shangsang " describes the beauty of the late Han Dynasty Qin Luofu , which is "the head falls on the skull and the ears of the bright moon beads". Wang Zhaojun in the picture also has a high bun on his head that was popular among women in the Han Dynasty period. Wang Zhaojun like
looks very familiar overall, with kind eyes, and his charm and appearance are somewhat similar to Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Han Dynasty and Huns Aesthetic differences
If Tang Dynasty regards fat as beautiful , then the Han Dynasty is a typical with a thin waist as beautiful , Han Dynasty women are very weak and clever, delicate and charming, and look at their looks .
The image of women in the Han Dynasty compared to women in the Tang Dynasty, may be more in line with the aesthetic characteristics of modern people .
However, based on the restored pictures, it is preliminary judgment that although Wang Zhaojun is in the Han Dynasty, he is not the standard image of a beautiful woman in the Han Dynasty.
On the contrary, her has a plump body and is even a bit more powerful . She is not the image of a weak woman in the Han Dynasty.
So the question is, since Wang Zhaojun's external image is not a beauty in the Han Dynasty, why did Emperor Yuan of Han be attracted by her beauty when he saw Wang Zhaojun at the first sight.
Even the then leader of the Huns , Huhanye Shanyu , was amazed at her beauty? Is it Is the aesthetics of the Huns different from those of the Han Dynasty?
is really different. As a nomadic people in ancient my country, the Huns lived in frontier grassland areas all year round.
Grassland area has a harsh climate and environment, and natural resources are not as rich as those in the Central Plains. But the harsh living environment also tempered and forged the wildness and fierceness of the Huns.
As a nation that grew up on horseback, the Huns were particularly good at riding and shooting, and their riding skills were superb. It seemed that everyone was a cavalry, galloping across the vast grassland and the vast world.
Based on such a national background and national culture, the delicate women of the Han Dynasty were not loved by the rough Huns.
On the contrary, they prefer women who are relatively strong and , atmospheric and unrestrained .
Wang Zhaojun's appearance just fits this point, which makes Huhanye Shanyu fall in love with him at first sight.
Contemporary aesthetic
Would Wang Zhaojun really be unbeautiful? Actually not. There are also reasons for aesthetic differences. The appearance of the beautiful Queen Zhaojun in the eyes of the Huns does not conform to the aesthetic of our contemporary people.
Contemporary society has more stringent requirements on women's appearance, or it is a kind of deformed aesthetic .
The beauties that contemporary people like are nothing more than "white and young" . regards white as beauty, and thin as beauty . You have to be young and cute. What's more, you prefer sick and beautiful beauties.
also needs to have a melon-shaped face, double eyelids, big eyes, thin waist, and long legs. If you are fat, you will say you are fat. If you are too thin, you will say you are too thin. It's really difficult for contemporary women.
When we see that Wang Zhaojun, which is inconsistent with contemporary aesthetics, her image as a peerless beauty in people's hearts collapsed instantly.
In addition, historical rumors always say that when Emperor Yuan of Han first met Wang Zhaojun, he was also impressed by his beauty (we mentioned it above). Is this true? Does Emperor Yuan of Han really like Wang Zhaojun?
is not the case. Emperor Yuan of Han may not like Wang Zhaojun, nor would he be moved by Wang Zhaojun's relatively ordinary appearance. For Emperor Yuan of Han, he had , 3,000 beauties in his harem, and 3, what kind of beauty he had never seen before?
For Wang Zhaojun, Emperor Yuan of Han did not have the intention to like it, and there was no need to do this one. Even if it was fresh, the emperor's enthusiasm was like a spring breeze, and it would no longer exist when it was blown by.
And Wang Zhaojun is also the princess of Emperor Yuan of Han, married Huhanye Shanyu, and shoulders the mission of guarding the peace between the Central Plains and the Huns, so Emperor Yuan of Han would not like Wang Zhaojun even more.
Of course, if you only talk about Wang Zhaojun in terms of appearance, it would be too one-sided and too "superficial".
Such an ordinary woman who cares about the world plays a crucial role in the peace and stability of the Central Plains and the Huns. She can be written into history not only rely on the "peerless beauty" saying.
Wang Zhaojun may have an ordinary appearance, but she is definitely not ordinary either.
