The four beauties enjoy the reputation of "sinking fish and falling geese, closing the moon and putting flowers to shame". "It's a historical allusion composed of wonderful stories to sink a fish and fall into a wild goose and close the moon and feel ashamed of flowers". "Sinking Fish" tells the story of stone's yarn-washing. "Wild Goose" refers to the story of Zhao Jun's departure from the fortress, "Closed Moon" refers to the story of Diusim Yue Bai, and "Shame on Flowers" refers to the story of Yang Yuhuan's imperial concubine enjoying flowers while drunk.
The "four beauties" in the history of China are not only known to women and children in China, but also enjoy a certain reputation in the world. For thousands of years, people have described the stories of Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diusim and Yang Guifei with "sinking fish and falling geese, closing the moon and feeling ashamed of flowers", which are vivid and implicit, leaving people with sufficient imagination space. These eight words alone contain four short stories with romanticism, which fully embodies the rich connotation of China traditional culture.
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The origin of the appellation of the four beauties
Xi Shi Huan Yu Sha Xia: the first of the four ancient beauties. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a rural girl named Shi in the state of Yue, who was a dancer. She has regular facial features, natural beauty, pink peach blossom, natural beauty and charm. It is said that when she was washing gauze by the river, the clear river reflected her delicate figure and made him look more beautiful. At this time, the fish saw her reflection, forgot to swim, and gradually sank to the bottom of the river. Since then, the nickname "Shen Yu" has spread like wildfire.
Luo Yan: During the Han and Yuan Dynasties, there was a war between the North and the South, and the border was restless. In order to appease the Xiongnu in the north, Emperor Han Yuan chose Zhaojun to marry Khan to ensure that the two countries would be reconciled forever. On a crisp autumn day, Zhaojun bid farewell to his native land and set off for the north. Along the way, Ma Si Yan Ming, tore heart crack lung; The feeling of sadness disturbed her. On the mountain, she plucked the strings and played a tragic farewell song. The geese flying south heard the sweet piano and saw the beautiful woman riding a horse. They forgot to flap their wings and fell to the ground.
Yue Bai, the story of Dixin-Closed Moon: The Story Of Diu Sim, the geisha of Stuart, the minister of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, was in his backyard when a breeze blew and a cloud covered the bright moon. At this time, Yun3 just saw it. In order to publicize how beautiful her daughter is, Wang Yun told everyone that my daughter is more beautiful than the moon, but the moon can't, so she quickly hid behind the cloud. So The Story Of Diu Sim is called "Moon Pass".
Drunkenness of the Imperial Lady-Shame on Flowers: During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, a beautiful daughter named Yang Yuhuan was elected to the palace. After Yang Yuhuan entered the palace, he missed his hometown. One day, she went to the garden to enjoy the flowers and saw the blooming peony and roses. She thought that she had wasted her youth in the palace and said to the blooming flowers, "Flowers, flowers!" " When you are still in full bloom every year, when can I have a bright future? "Tears rolled down her eyes. She just touched the flowers. Petals contract immediately, and green leaves roll low. Unexpectedly, she touched the mimosa. At this moment, I was seen by a palace lady. Gong E said everywhere that Yang Yuhuan was more beautiful than flowers, and flowers bowed their heads shyly. The title of "shame on flowers" came from this.
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