Praise and Censure to Female, Beauty or Evil—Recognition of Noble Concubine Yang, Classical Beauty of China
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| Title | Praise and Censure to Female, Beauty or Evil—Recognition of Noble Concubine Yang, Classical Beauty of China |
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| Abstract | For years Chinese literature output has very big deficit, especially for Euramerican deficit is about 100:1 above. In recent years many translators devoted to the introduction of Chinese literature to the world. The National Social Science Fund conducted long-term foreign translation project of Chinese academic programs. This article tries to restore a real female image of Chinese classical beauty in the literary works through recognition of noble concubine Yang, and is devoted to let the world re-know this literary image. Noble concubine Yang Yuhuan was the first of the four classical beauties in ancient China. Another three were Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, and Diao Chang, with the idiom “the beautiful women shame the moon and flowers” describing the four. Noble concubine Yang Yuhuan was also the beautiful woman with highest status and biggest authority among the four in ancient China, as well as an imperial concubine who was largest affect in the world in China’s feudal dynasties. In the Chinese history, did not any woman have to be richer than noble concubine Yang´s story the romantic and full of legend color. “Beauty is the cause of evil” has been the excuse of men to cover their mistakes in history. In number of writings noble concubine Yang was described as this. However in some other words Yang’s beauty was pure and her nature was kind in such struggle of the imperial palace. Her love was sincere. According to some historical material and even some tales we can have recognition of this unique beauty in China’s ancient history. |
| Publisher | ACADEMY PUBLISHER |
| Date | 2012-02-01 |
| Source | Theory and Practice in Language Studies Vol 2, No 2 (2012) |
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