History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
Among the four beauties in Chinese history, only Yang Guifei's figure is out of shape, the other three are slim, and Yang Guifei is fat, so how fat is Yang Guifei?
The historical data do not record the specific figure of Yang Guifei, so posterity can only speculate from the poems and statues of the ancients, such as Bai Juyi once wrote a good sentence of "hot spring water slippery washing gel", which shows that Yang Guifei must be "slightly muscled".
Someone in the Tang Dynasty painted a "picture of a noble concubine out of the bath", leaving many phenomenal space for posterity, according to the speculation of modern historians, Yang Guifei's figure has roughly three theories:
Some people say that Yang Guifei is 1.65 meters tall and weighs 120 kilograms, others say that she is 1.59 meters tall and weighs 140 kilograms, and some people say that she is 1.53 meters tall and weighs 160 kilograms, but no matter what kind of statement, Yang Guifei is definitely much fatter than a beautiful woman like Fan Bingbing.
Although the Tang Dynasty was beautiful to be fat, but think that Yang Guifei weighed more than 120 pounds, can be regarded as a fat girl, whether ancient or modern, no man likes to sleep with a pile of fat meat, so why does Tang Xuanzong still love Yang Guifei.
First, Yang Guifei is very talented, she was born in the family of officials and eunuchs, she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is also good at dancing, and later she can marry into the imperial family, and Tang Xuanzong herself is a music master, but also quite an artistic cell, and Yang Guifei can be described as harmonious with the qinser, so naturally pampered.
Second, although Yang Guifei is fat, but she is not a fat body, she is full of places that should be plump, and the places that should be thin are also very thin, so that when Tang Xuanzong summons her to sleep, she will not be bothered by the scenery, if Yang Guifei is really a round fat meat, let alone an emperor, even we modern people are not willing to want it?
Third, although Yang Guifei is in a fat position, her appearance must be extremely beautiful, any era is to see the face, although Yang Guifei is slightly insufficient, but the beauty of the face adds a lot of points, Tang Xuanzong naturally ignored those deficiencies, so to speak, or the appearance determines everything.
Fourth, Yang Guifei never wanted to monopolize power, after she became Tang Xuanzong's favorite concubine, at most she wanted to eat a few lychees, take a few more baths, wear some gems and jadeite, and so on, never thought of suppressing the emperor's monopoly, so Tang Xuanzong was both pampered and relieved of her.
In addition to the above four points, do you think there are other reasons why Yang Guifei is favored? Feel free to express your views and insights in the comments section.