The city of Suzhou is famous not only for its classical gardens but also for the drama that took place more than 2500 years ago when the powerful Wu 吴 Kingdom was devastated as a consequence of plots and intrigues of the first of four famous beauties of China, Xi Shi 西施. This story is…
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Diaochan, one of Four Beauties of Ancient China
北方有佳人, From the north comes a ravishing maiden, 絕世而獨立. Whose beauty stands alone. 一顧傾人城, One look at her, cities fall, 再顧傾人國. On the other glance, empires collapse. 寧不知傾城與傾國 Care not whether cities fall or empires collapse, 佳人難再得 Such beauty never comes around twice 佳人曲, The Beauty Song李延年 Li Yannian (Western Han Dynasty poet, ca. 1st…
Walk with the Dragon 