Women in the Tang Dynasty were "fat, gorgeous, and enthusiastic in their posture." Fatness was recognized by the world as their beauty. Known as the most beautiful woman in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Guifei was very plump and plump. Some history books said that Yang Guifei was a little over 1,000 meters tall and weighed 138 kilograms. In fact, official history has not been able to verify how obese Concubine Yang was. We can only find traces of it from Tang Dynasty poetry, calligraphy and painting, sculptures, pottery figurines and various works of art. For example, the "Picture of the Imperial Concubine Leaving the Bath" painted by the Tang Dynasty left a lasting impression on future generations.
The origin of the famous idiom "The ring is fat but the swallow is thin" in history is also inextricably linked to Yang Guifei. Yang Yuhuan, the imperial concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was plump, while Zhao Feiyan, the empress of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, was thin. The fatness and thinness of these two famous beauties in history were used by the Song Dynasty poet Su Shi to compare their respective styles of calligraphy works. Su Shi once wrote in "Sun Xin Lao Qi Mo's Wonderful Poems": "Du Ling's commentaries are thin and hard. I don't believe this opinion is fair. Short, long, fat and thin have their own characteristics. Who dares to hate the thin jade ring?" Ancient beauties? Fatness and thinness were originally very different from calligraphy, but they were actually linked together by Su Shi. It was so original! Since then, the idiom "the ring is fat and the swallow is thin" has been spread. However, with the passage of time, this idiom gradually lost its connection with calligraphy and returned to its most original meaning, which is the figure of a woman.
In order to show the beauty of Concubine Yang, Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a masterpiece "Song of Everlasting Sorrow". Although there is not much description of whether Concubine Yang is fat or not, the sentence "The hot spring water is slippery" "Wash the fat", people can appreciate the plumpness of Yang Guifei's soft and fragrant jade from the lines.
The "Lady with a Hairpin" by Zhou Fang, a painter of the Tang Dynasty, is known as the "symbol of women in the Tang Dynasty". It also makes the women of the Tang Dynasty strong and beautiful, like a peony in full bloom , fresh and full nourishing the eyes of countless people in the Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, in the Tang Dynasty, not only women were fat, but men were also fat. Yang Guifei’s godson An Lushan was one of them. According to the "Old Tang Book·An Lushan Biography", "Lushan became more and more prosperous in his later years." He is obese, his belly hangs down past his knees, and he weighs three hundred and thirty kilograms... Until Xuanzong's previous work "Hu Xuan Dance", he was as fast as the wind. Incredible. What is even more puzzling is: Why do people in the Tang Dynasty regard fatness as beauty? Why is the plump Yang Guifei so favored?
The Tang Dynasty was a wealthy dynasty. The poet Du Fu said in a poem: "Rice is fat and corn is white, public and private "The barns and barns are abundant", the country is prosperous, people have enough food and clothing, and most of them can eat delicious and spicy food with ease. With the external conditions for physical strength and fatness, the material foundation for a healthy and plump body is maintained.
The beauty of "Huanfei" flourished in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and originated from the north. The maternal grandfather of Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was Dugu Ruyuan, a great Xianbei noble. At least half of the Li and Tang royal families were of Xianbei origin. The Li and Tang royal families were founded by the Guanlong military group of the Xianbei nomadic tribe and took over the Central Plains. Some habits in life include admiring peonies, loving fat-butted horses, and advocating the beauty of stoutness. The nomadic life of the Xianbei people requires a strong and strong body. It is not surprising that the plump Yang Guifei was favored by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and was favored by the exclusive house.
The Tang Dynasty at that time was a highly open country and had diplomatic exchanges with more than 130 countries. Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty was a majestic capital city. It was the largest international city in the world at that time and the center of Eastern civilization, attracting thousands of businessmen, travelers, scholars and religious believers of different faiths from all over the world. . At that time, Persia had close contacts with the Tang Dynasty, and there were a large number of Persians living in Chang'an City.
With the influx of people from the Western Regions, the lifestyle in Chang'an City has also changed, and imitating the Hu people has become fashionable. For example, in terms of clothing, Chang'an was deeply influenced by the customs of the Western Regions. From Persia and Tocharo to as close as the Turks, Tuyuhun and Tubo, they all imitated the Tang Dynasty. The people in the Western Regions are all big and bloated. I think the Tang Dynasty's "fatness is beauty" is not necessarily related to this.
The Tang Dynasty with plump breasts and fat buttocks, and the soft and fragrant Yang Guifei, have fascinated countless people throughout the ages. It can be seen that there is nothing wrong with taking fat as beauty! "Yunyan Jinbu The hibiscus tent warms the spring night.
The spring night is short and the sun rises. From now on, the king has no time to attend the banquet. In the spring, there are three thousand beauties in the harem. All in one.
"The fat beauty Yang Yuhuan was so beautiful that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Li Longji didn't even want to ask about government affairs. So thinking about it, "fat" should always have its own unique charm!