Four Beauties of ancient China
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The Four Beauties of ancient China are legendary women renowned in Chinese history and folklore for their extraordinary beauty and the profound political and cultural influence their lives and stories had on various dynasties.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four Beauties of ancient China canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cultural concept
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group of legendary women ⓘ |
| associatedWith | beauty causing political upheaval ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese culture ⓘ |
| describedAs | legendary women renowned for extraordinary beauty ⓘ |
| era | ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Chinese folklore
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Chinese history ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| hasIdiom |
沉魚落雁 (fish sink, geese fall)
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閉月羞花 (moon hides, flowers blush) ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Diaochan
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Wang Zhaojun NERFINISHED ⓘ Xi Shi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yang Guifei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberOrder |
Xi Shi is traditionally the earliest
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Yang Guifei is traditionally the latest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn |
Chinese films
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Chinese television series ⓘ classical Chinese poetry ⓘ traditional Chinese drama ⓘ |
| historicity | combination of historical records and later embellishment ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese literature
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Chinese opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese painting ⓘ popular idioms ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural influence
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extraordinary beauty ⓘ profound political influence ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| moralInterpretation |
reflection on fate and politics
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warning about excessive attachment to beauty ⓘ |
| narrativeType | semi-legendary biographies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese imperial courts
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court intrigue ⓘ diplomatic marriages ⓘ |
| theme |
intersection of beauty and power
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rise and fall of dynasties ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | from Spring and Autumn period to Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| usedAs | archetype of female beauty in East Asia ⓘ |
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