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Story 66: Ten Alluring Ways of Ancient Chinese Beauties

Ten Alluring Ways of Ancient Chinese Beauties

Author: Anonymous

In Chinese history, there have been many different types of beauties, each with a different beauty, but each era has a different aesthetic vision. Here are ten different standards of beauty from ancient times, some of which are still relevant today.

1. Black-haired cicada on the temples

Black hair refers to hair that is black and shiny, and sideburns refer to the hair on both sides of the cheeks near the ears, which should be as thin as cicada wings. The term “black hair” has appeared as early as in “Zuo Zhuan”. As for the term “cicada on the sideburns”, it appeared in the hairstyle of a palace maid named Mo Qiongshu in the Wei State during the Three Kingdoms period.

2. The misty servant girl in a bun with clouds

The maidservant referred to here all means a ring-shaped bun, and the bun refers to the knot of hair tied on the top of the head. The so-called cloud bun and foggy maidservant refers to the bun shaped like clouds worn by beauties. It is said that the earliest origin of the bun was created by a fairy beside Nuwa. Zhao Feiyan, one of the four beauties in ancient times, often tied up her hair in a bun.

3. Emei Qingdai

Emei refers to women’s eyebrows. Indigo emei means shaving off the eyebrows and then painting them with blue-black paint. This kind of eyebrow makeup has been very popular as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is mentioned in “The Book of Songs” and “Chu Ci” , this adjective has already appeared.

4. Bright eyes and longing

Eyes are the windows to the soul. Mingmu means big and bright eyes. Liupan means glaring. A pair of beautiful and hateful eyes has been regarded as the standard of beauty since ancient times.

5. Red lips and white teeth

As the name suggests, red lips are red lips, and white teeth are white teeth. Red lips can make teeth appear white, and white teeth can set off red lips. Both are indispensable.

6. Jade finger plain arm

The ancients attached great importance to women’s slender jade fingers. Beautiful women’s fingers must be slender and soft; plain arms refer to white arms. The arms must not only be white but also round and full of elasticity. This is the jade-fingered plain arm.

7. Slender waist and snow-skinned skin

Although Yang Guifei, one of the four beauties in ancient times, was a plump beauty, Chinese people still prefer slender beauties. A thin waist means a slender waist; Xue Fu has snow-white skin. According to legend, Zhao Feiyan is a thin-waisted Xue Fu. The representative.

8. Lianbu socks

Lotus steps refer to the steps of a beautiful woman and also refer to the bound feet. Small socks refer to the socks worn by women with bound feet; their feet are like lotus steps, and wearing small socks becomes a beauty of beauty.

9. Red makeup and whitewashing

Red makeup refers to a woman wearing heavy makeup, just like applying rouge on her cheeks today. Rouge is said to have been invented by the Huns and later introduced to the Middle Kingdom; in addition, whitening is to apply white powder on the face. This kind of cosmetics began to be used by beauties in the palace in the late Shang and early Zhou Dynasties.

10. The body is fragrant

Women with fragrant skin are also regarded as beautiful women. This fragrance does not come from some kind of perfume but is a natural body fragrance. In addition to the famous Xiang Fei in the Qing Dynasty, it is said that Xi Shi also has a fragrant body. Beauty.

It’s hard to set the standard

The definition of beauty in each era changes with time. Most of the above-mentioned standards are no longer applicable. In fact, there is no certain standard for beauty. The so-called beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it all depends on personal preferences and feelings.