Travel Photography 0 13—— Shame on Flowers, the fourth of Yang Yuhuan's four beauties series

Shame on flowers

The four beauties in ancient China, sinking fish and falling geese, are ashamed of flowers when they are closed to the moon, respectively referring to the stories of Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Di Xin and Yang Guifei. What is the story between them? What are the relevant places to visit? The four beauty series of tourism photography will provide convenience for everyone one by one. I may have a chance to visit it in my lifetime.

This article is the last article in the four beauties series 4, Yang Yuhuan's "Shame on Flowers".

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Yang Yuhuan was born in the seventh year of Kaiyuan (7 19), also known as Yang Guifei. She was a famous court musician and dancer in Tang Dynasty. My personal experience is legendary. My grandfather was an official of the Sui Dynasty and was killed by Li Shimin. Later, because of her outstanding appearance, she became the concubine of the longevity king Li Mao at the age of 2 1. Later, Li Mao's father, then Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, took a fancy to it. First, he tricked Yang Yuhuan into becoming a monk, then he secularized her. After entering the palace, he was made an imperial concubine. Since then, thousands of favors have been given and even family members have been honored. During the period of Yang Guifei, Xuanzong was angered by jealousy, so that Xuanzong was sent out of the palace twice, but Xuanzong could not give up. Unfortunately, it was later recorded in the official history that the Anshi Rebellion was sentenced to death in Maweipo (now Xingping, Shaanxi). Peony flower is the flower metaplasia of Yang Guifei, which represents its elegance and beauty. Later generations' poems, novels, songs and film and television works about Yang Guifei emerge one after another. Li Bai wrote in Qing Ping Diao that "the clouds want clothes and flowers to look good, and the spring breeze blows the threshold to reveal the wealth of China", "Famous flowers are patriotic and smile at you." Bai Juyi wrote in Song of Eternal Sorrow: "As long as she turns her head and smiles, there will be a hundred spells, and the powder and paint in the sixth palace will go up in smoke." Since 1927 movie "Yang Guifei", there have been more than 35 film and television works with Yang Guifei as the main or auxiliary plot.

Yang Yuhuan in Legends and Stories

Birthplace dispute

There are many controversies about Yang Guifei's birthplace, such as Huayin County (Huayin, Shaanxi Province), Yongle County (Yuncheng, Shanxi Province), Zhou Shu (Chongzhou, Chengdu), Rongzhou (Rongxian, Guangxi), Zhouguo Xiang Kun (lingbao city, Henan Province), among which Xiang Kun is closer.

The secret of the next completion

There are many stories about Yang Guifei's death, such as the death of Bai Ling in Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, the death of a mutinous army and the death of swallowing gold. Historical records agree that Ghost gave her a dead hole. It is said that during the Anshi Rebellion, Yang Guifei fled with her. In Maweipo, an imperial sergeant headed by Chen thought that Yang Guifei was a disaster to the country and the people, and unanimously demanded the execution of Yang and Yang Guifei. Later, he killed Yang with a knife. At first, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty didn't want to. Later, he listened to Gao Lishi's persuasion and gave Yang Yuhuan a gift. Yang Yuhuan, 38, hanged himself with white silk under a pear tree in a Buddhist temple. Later, after the Anshi Rebellion was put down, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was stubborn and sent someone to look for the body with guilt, but he never found it.

The origin of the name

Yang Guifei's real name is Yu Yang. At first, neither Old Tang Book nor New Tang Book wrote the name Yang Yuhuan, while Zi Tongzhi Jian only recorded it as "Yang Xuanyan's daughter". About 100 years after her death, Zheng Chuhui's Miscellanies of the Ming Dynasty first mentioned "Yang Guifei's small jade ring". Later, Yang Guifei's name was determined as "Yang Yuhuan". In addition, historical studies have found that Yang Guifei's Jade Slave? The three names "Yu Niang" and "Yuhuan" are real, and the expressions of slave, mother and ring all set off the names of Yang Guifei in different periods. Jade slave is said to be her childhood nickname; Yu Niang was her honorific title before her canonization; Yuhuan has the nature of ridicule, which is what people call her after she was named a noble lady and gained weight.

Yuhuan embroidery

Yang Yuhuan's story of being ashamed of flowers is actually a kind of "mimosa". Legend has it that when Yang Yuhuan first entered the palace, he was very sad because he could not see the emperor. Once, she and the ladies-in-waiting were enjoying flowers in the palace, and they accidentally met the mimosa, and the leaves of the grass immediately rolled up shyly. Ladies-in-waiting all say that this is the beauty of Yang Yuhuan, which makes the flowers and plants too ashamed to lift their heads. Later, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty heard that there was a "beauty ashamed of flowers" in the palace, and immediately summoned him and made him the imperial concubine. After that, "shame on flowers" became Yang Guifei's nickname.

The princess smiled.

It is said that Yang Guifei loves litchi. Later, in order to please her, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered people to transport fresh litchi with dewdrops from Lingnan, Guangdong (also known as Sichuan or Fujian) in the ripe season of litchi. Always assign a special person to transport fresh litchi with dew from Sichuan (some people say Guangdong and Fujian) through the post station every five or ten miles. Later, in Du Mu's poem "Three Poems Crossing Huaqing Palace" (the first poem), it was written that "the world of mortals laughed when riding a princess, but no one knew it was litchi". Imagine that when an absolutely charming beauty is eating litchi with fine wine and delicacies, "Hua Qing sings drunk, and the imperial concubine laughs at the wine dew", facing Tang Xuanzong, "as long as she turns her head and smiles, there will be hundreds of spells, and the six palaces will be wiped out." The scene. History is fixed at this moment, forming a beautiful picture.

Drunken beauty

It is said that Yang Guifei invited Tang Xuanzong to enjoy flowers and drink together the next day, but she didn't wait until the next day. Later, she heard the imperial secretary report that the emperor had gone to Jiang Fei's side. So when she got angry, she drowned her sorrows in wine, got carried away and became a slut and coquettish. That scene also made imperial secretary unforgettable. Later, the drunken imperial concubine became a famous scenic spot in Yang Yuhuan.

Beauty tips

Everyone loves beauty, and Yang Guifei's beauty is not only natural beauty, but also the blessing of acquired beauty. For example, Yang Guifei abandoned heavy makeup and paid attention to light makeup and light sweeping to show the natural beauty of the human body, thus avoiding lead mercury poisoning in ancient cosmetics and avoiding skin aging in advance; Yang Guifei loves to soak in hot springs and flap her wings. When she and Tang Xuanzong were having fun in Huaqing Pool, they often ordered people to soak peony bark, mulberry leaves and nettles in water to soothe the nerves, promote skin regeneration and make it smooth and delicate. When taking a bath, she often beats the acupoints all over her body to promote blood circulation and enhance skin function. She also often eats a proper amount of litchi to supplement nutrition, benefit the heart and spleen, nourish the liver and blood, and benefit the popularity. In the case of internal and external harmony, Yang Guifei became more and more beautiful and won the infatuation of Tang Xuanzong.

The mystery of the queen

It is strange that Yang Guifei was deeply loved, but she was not canonized as a queen. In fact, according to historical records, it is not difficult to speculate that, on the one hand, Tang Xuanzong had taken it from his son Li Mao by some means. Influenced by foreign culture, the Tang Dynasty was unusually open, and no one dared to say anything. In order to appease Li Mao, he proposed to Li Mao first, and then he couldn't restrain his affection for Yang Guifei. He loved her deeply and promoted many relatives and friends to become important officials. However, because of ethics, he has been unable to turn the stolen daughter-in-law into a real queen of the mother instrument world, and it is easy for him to arouse Li Mao's antipathy and trigger a coup. In addition, Yang Guifei's relatives and friends have formed a certain scale of political power in the imperial court, and conferring her as a queen is very risky, which will affect the stability of the imperial court. The most important thing is that after Yang Yuhuan and Tang Xuanzong got together, they never had children. The queen's son will be made a prince in the future. There is no reason to canonize Yang Guifei who has no children. Later, until Yang Guifei was granted death in Maweipo, there was still no chance of being chased.

Follow in the footsteps of Yang Guifei

Concubine Yang Tomb

Yang Yuhuan Monument is located 500 meters west of Mazhen, Xingping City, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. It is hemispherical and 3 meters high. The whole tomb is made of blue bricks. There is a monument in front of the tomb, engraved with the inscription: "Tomb of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Yang Guifei". There is a marble statue of Yang Guifei about 6 meters high behind the tomb. At first, the tomb was not surrounded by blue bricks. Later, it was said that women wiped their faces with the soil from the tomb (the powder of the imperial concubine), which could remove the dark spots on their faces and make the facial muscles delicate and white. Later, people followed suit, and the tombs became smaller and smaller. The grave keeper kept adding soil to the tomb pile, but it was soon carried away. Later, in order to protect the mausoleum, it had to be wrapped in blue bricks.

Yang guifei's former residence

Located at 0/00 meter east of Dutou Village, Shouyang Township, yongji city. This is an imitation of the Tang Dynasty with an area of nearly 100 acre. It is a castle-like single-family house with three courtyards. Built on the mountain, it runs north and south, overlooking the Yellow River. The building is divided into Baomen, Lower House, Intermediate Court, Upper House, West Garden and Guifei Pool, which are built on a central axis from bottom to top.

? Tang Yu Garden Huaqing Palace Site

Huaqing Palace, located in Lintong District, Xi City, Shaanxi Province, was built in the early Tang Dynasty and flourished after Xuanzong came to power. You can see the site of "Guifei Pool" given by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty in Yang Yuhuan, which is well preserved.

Most importantly, the emperor's heart can't stop, saying, "We want to fly in the sky, two birds grow together on the earth with one wing, two branches of a tree." At the time of power and crisis, the man who was highly praised by Yang Guifei chose to give her up. When he came to power, he gave up cunningly and quickly. Alas, Yang Yuhuan's fate changed hands with men after all, and finally he was disappointed. The life of beautiful women is short, and it is easy for them to commit crimes because of their excessive beauty, which becomes a normal state. Beauty is not the original sin, she has no reason to be disappointed, and fate always likes to play jokes on helpless people. If possible, I hope she can really become a "too real" fairy in Penglai Palace, wearing her favorite clothes and dancing with her favorite feathers, as in the legend.

Say in the back:

The four beauties series is over. Are there any beautiful women you like?

Regardless of beauty and ugliness, the first impression is often appearance, but to stay in people's memory, more meaningful beauty is needed. Maybe it's a stone that doesn't want men, maybe it's Wang Zhaojun in the near country, maybe it's the story of Diusim, maybe it's the spoony Yang Guifei. They all deserve to be remembered. Perhaps they are not as beautiful as they are rumored to be, but in the case of promoting history, their every move has blessed beauty and become real beauty.