The Four Most Beautiful Chinese Women Ever
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- Опубліковано 26 лют 2014
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Actually, Chinese were pretty tall back in the days. The average height of Terracotta army of Qin dynasty (221 BC) is 183cm, which around 6 feet tall. Which is VERY tall even in today's standard.
pigboykool The Chinese became short and poor during the cultural revolution. Everyone was dying to starvation. Now a days people that are well fed grow pretty tall in China.
It is not what I read from the study. The terracotta shoulders each has different heights. It is based on the size & height of a real solider. Not trying to look intimidating.
pigboykool They were not at all. Certain individuals (generally the nobles) tended to be a bit taller because they received far better nutrition and health care, but no, Chinese have never been tall, not until now.
Le Kre How are you so sure ?
*****
There are thousands of papers written about the phenomenon of the terracotta warriors, newspaper articles and mag. articles. There are thousands of documentaries, articles, papers and books about the Chinese people from 5,500 years ago to now. If you are truly interested, google some search terms on average height(s) of Chinese people throughout the ages, why were the Chinese so short, etc...
You will be rewarded with a copious amount of information.
Have fun.
The earliest photoshop
nailed it
Amanda Carma boom
Amanda Carma You hope
👏🏻👏🏻🌲
Amanda Carma ...Exactly!🤣
Whoever does the drawing is an amazing artist
Dan the Dude to a certain degree
Dan the Dude thanks my little brother(4years Old ) did it when he got bored
Bay-B faaaakkkkkkkkkkkeeeeee
Bay-B soo fake xD and no one can do the art “when he got bored” xD
+Wasaavi what can I say he’s A born talent 😂
All four most beautiful women in China together combine as one.. there would be riots and chaos over these Gorgeous Women..
Andros the warrior High Alpha I
@NCT stands for Neo Crackhead Technology Your profile name! That's awesome lol
There would be many riots over these women
NCT stands for Neo Crackhead Technology nayeon isn't pretty
@@belarusbraginski8817 She's not pretty. She's beautiful
LOL.. beautiful women will have difficult lives...
Does this mean that I'm beautiful?
nope lmao
Yep, men will want you and women will hate you.
Do you know all of them
Jackie P ik
Ok... ok... Only me or maybe?
I wish I could travel back in time just to see these Beauties!
ME TOOO
They existed 1000 years ago
David Lee so???
@@minilene Beauty standards can change over time.
@@Usoda_ agree, every era would have their own beauty standard
I'd probably forget how to swim too if I saw a really beautiful woman. That's why I don't go to beaches.
haha
lol
DarthJF Why bruh are u a fish?
@The Internet oh look a feminazi
hanyu yuzuru I would say materialistic stuff, resources is more appropriate and rational in an evolutionary sort of way.
They used to say Cleopatra was beautiful till they found coins with her image
Rubana Manzur well, beauty is really based on what era youre on.
true
+Rubana Manzur She was the only woman walking around wearing a see-throw dress during that period. :P
making up for that face
To be fair, they may refer to the immense power she had as a women
Gui fei is the only one i learned the most since there are so many movies about her and i've learned from my mom. SHe's my favorite too, so sad she had to be put to death:(
"Gui Fei" is a title. "Yang Yu Wan" was her name. You may feel better to know that some legends say that the emperor couldn't bear to kill her and had her smuggled off to Japan to live out the rest of her days in peace. Momoe Yamaguchi, famous jp singer/idol, once claimed she's Yang Gui Fei's descendant, which could be true because some legends also say that Yang Gui Fei landed in Japan in the village of Yamaguchi.
Faerilyn I was told a much more gruesome story, where a king from a foreign land actually raped her. She then told her husband, the King about what happened and the king killed foreigner king which incited a war between the countries. She was then killed by her own husband, the King because the civilians blamed her. I also heard she was so beautiful that after she was buried, people would dig her up and do lewd acts to the body. Ew.
GUI fei means imperial noble consort
@@Serena694 I am Chinese, why haven't I heard such a legend? where do you come from?
The fact is that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty indulged in Yang Guifei and neglected the political affairs, which led to chaos in the political affairs and indirectly caused the chaos of Anshi. In the chaos, the Tufan people captured the Tang Dynasty capital Chang'an, and the emperor fled to Sichuan. The Tufan people looted in Chang'an City and set fire to Chang'an City and left. This incident indirectly led to the decline of the Tang Empire.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Guifei#An_Lushan's_rebellion_and_Yang's_death
Welp... this is what happens with “Legends” you never know the true full story.
Men: Women shouldn't rule the country, they're too emotional!
Also men: *falls for a woman and the country collapses*
I live in Japan, and in my home town there’s a legend that Yang Guifei wasn’t killed, and that she was snuck onto a boat and sent off into the Sea of Japan. She landed on the shores of Mukatsuku in Yamaguchi prefecture but died shortly thereafter. There’s now a shrine dedicated to her and she’s a patron saint of young women and babies, and a grave for her. I’ve been there and seen it, but whether it’s actually true or not, I have no idea.
Wife and I have been having great fun with this since watching. She is so pretty, the sun hides when she is ready to come to bed.
AustrianAnarchy so... your wife wakes up at night everyday?? hahaha joking joking. You two seems like a very sweet couple!
My wife is so pretty, the cattle die in the fields when she passes by.
AustrianAnarchy wow were is logic
Lol but very cute
That's sweet!!
I have had the biggest crush on 秦丽 qin li even to this day - Mike
***** she's so beautiful, doesn't matter the age :-)
Ruining entire kingdoms, 英雄難過美人關.
I am sure I have used that saying referencing something else.
Andrew Tsai I would definitely 難過 her 美人關
Here goes Mike's creepy ass.
There has to be a Drama or Movie to go with each one of these Beauties! :)
There are, if you can remember the characters mentioned in the video, just search it up on Baidu or google and there should be some links
There's a movie called Lady of the Dynasty about Yang Guifei with actress Fan Bingbing in it. It's my favorite lol
Olokunful A LOT OF Chinese dramas about them. You can Google it.
hi guys, i have a suggestion. maybe start a series where u go through chinese history through all the dynasties? this will be very informative for all of us! :)
I'd love to watch those videos!
Yes! this needs to happen .
That would take over hundred of video... As a Chinese I don't even remember all of the dynasties..... China has been existing for thousands of years... trust me it would be confusing.
As a Chinese grew up in China and need to Learn 5000 year of history is exausting. Though Some of them are pretty interesting, thats why so many Chinese tv series are about ancient times, so many stories to be told.
the princess weiyoung
I stumbled upon this video and really enjoyed it. Very well done.
Reena O thanks :-)
They were so beautiful, fishes sank to the bottom and birds fell out of the sky.
chuckle
more like everyone died! (spongebob)
i remember hearing a version of the first tale, but, westernized (latin wise)
david ramziz Less distortions than English.
SEAN PAN ????
we are so beautiful the great wall went off...i don't know
You guys should do a video on Wu Zetian and Daji! I would love to learn more about them! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!
pewpewk3u Daji is a FOXY lady...literally.... lol
Jason Yip I meant Su Daji, you know the one that legend says she was possessed by the nine tail fox and how she bewitched the King to cause chaos in his kingdom
I have a question and curiosity I known and heard much of tales about Yellow Emperor and Yandi of the Yan Empire but little is known of that one other character name Chi You leader of the Nine Li Tribes. Just that he had Yellow emperor and Yandi defeated couple of time and he was defeated and killed after the ninth or tenth battle by the Yellow Emperor. Plus there is many different story and tale's told of the battle and of Chi You. I rarely see or hear any chinese people talk of this ancient story is it cause he a free man with out laws a barbarian.
pewpewk3u but daji is sooo evil
When I saw the title..I was like well most of the chinese woman I have ever seen were extraordinarily gorgeous so just imagine how strikingly beautiful these women were in real life..
actually, all 4 of them have weaknesses. one is easily-ill, one is extremely smelly so she used perfumes all the time, one has a larger ear, and one has a larger foot. these are considered as weaknesses as opposed to their ethereal beauties.
Tim Tran alot of people also say that those are rumours because people didn’t want to think that such perfect people existed, and so they gave them each a weakness.
@@fluffycat1293 true true
If you say so... Ok, but I want to tell you, the ancient Chinese had never used this perfume, east asians taste is not heavy. Secondly, it is generally by wearing flowers, herbs, burning "香" to build sweet atmosphere. By the way, "香" is a kind of extract, by burning can sends out strong fragrance, white smoke rising, by the way, the ancients think this can let a person quiet thinking.
@@yuanzheli5675 yeah...and I gotta say the richer Chinese people back then were pretty sensitive to body odor, as body odor is a rarity in Chinese people. So, it's a major turn-off. And plus, if you're going into the imperial palace they do so many checks on your natural smell and your skills, behavior, appearance, etc.
Oh jeez one of the girls had BO? Yikes…..
I had to watch this video again because i was so focused on the drawings the first time i could not listen to the stories :D
This was such a beautiful and fascinating video, everything from the details on each of these beautiful women's stories, the drawings and you guys energy. More please :D
They're so beautiful! And those little drawings were so cute!!! I also like the way you told this. My mother told me about some of these, but not all.
Xi Shi and Yang Gui Fei are most beautiful of four Goddess, there are movies about all of them
1/ Diao chan in the movie: Three Kingdom
2/ Xi Shi in the movie: The Legend of Xi Shi
3/ The Legend of lady Yang Gui Fei
4/ Wang Zhao Jun: The beauty of Peace
I should be doing AP Lang homework but I just recently started watching your videos instead. I love them!! They're so informative and really interesting, well organized, and surprisingly entertaining for a historical subject. Good job! :)
I'm currently reading an historical fiction based on Chinese history ("Under Heaven," by Guy Gavriel Kay), based on the An Shi rebellion and featuring a character based on on Yang Guifei. I came back to this video, after many months, because I remembered it mentioning her, just to get more information.
I once knew a Chinese girl that was half Dutch, half Chinese. She was very pretty, and had a stunning figure. She was also very self-absorbed and conceited.
Kristen Kreuk?
What a plot twist
I absolutely LOVE the artwork of the 4 Women!!! Reminds me a lot of Alphonse Mucha's Women in his Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter quadtic.
Seems like animals, plants and the moon that some Chinese women are hot...
Just hope those birds did not die falling
Great Stories guys
Thanks :-)
But flowers are pretty 😭
I also think the moon is beautiful....
it's just exaggeration and metaphor.....
😂
In Singapore, I stay in Simei which translates to 4 beautiful sisters. My apartment block is called Diao Chan.
what are the other three called?
+TheRid16 seriously? the 4 beauties is in the video
Snow Pearl
now I see what you mean. I am in the belief that those girls aren't sisters though
Simei 四美 is based on these 4 beauties. It's translated as 4 beauties, not 4 sisters
the most beautiful women in chinese history is ..... JOHNNNN CENAAAAA (dun dun dun dunnnnn)
+TheNigerianTiger don't get mad at me plz lol
LMAO, your comment cracked me up.
+TheNigerianTiger hahahaha
I'm Chinese and that was hilarious
Is there anybody out there who can provide JOOOOOOHN CENNNAAAAA with a decent challenge...Lu Bus Dynasty Warriors intro starts rolling....
Some points worth adding:
1. Sun Tzu served as a strategist under Fuchai.
2. Diaochan was actually imprisoned by Cao Cao underneath the Bronze Sparrow Terrace in Ye.
3. Yuhuan is the actual given name of Yang Guifei
i love the drawings
you should do the most handsome/powerful men of chinese history O.O
yeah
Yessssss
Lu Bu, and Guan Yu.
Basis R u from SG ?
Er yeah haha
< It's pretty obvious
I've never enjoyed other country's history like this one. Keep up the good work!
I find it Odd that the four beauties represnts the four elements.
Sex= Fire
Fish = water
Birds = Air
Flowers = Land/Earth
diaochan(?): fire.
wang zhaojun: air.
xi shi: water.
yang guifei: earth.
Was looking for something entertaining, and enlightening at the same time. Came across this, and I was curious.
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but satisfaction bought him back. Even subscribed to this channel. It's really entertaining, and educational to everyone who wants to learn more about the Chinese culture. ^^
My high school sweetheart never returned my love for her. I've loved her ever since the 9th grade. She stopped talking to me bc I was getting jealous of every guy who spoke to her. To this day I yearn for her. I never had a girlfriend before and I wanted her to be mine. So I never had a girlfriend since. It's been almost 5 years now. She refuses to speak to me. I still love her so much bc she was the only girl who accepted me for who I was. Now I am a muscular man but in high school I was sooo thin. I changed my image for her, became a gym fanatic, got into a business school. All for her, but she still hates me. Please pray for me guys. :)
Bro move on! She ain’t waiting for you (harsh but true) and it sounds like you’re too obsessed with her (which is very creepy)
Find someone else. If it hasn't happened yet, it will probably not happen
Like these two narrators- they’re lively, funny and give you facts in a light hearted , entertaining way and although I’m not Chinese, I do love Chinese history
I was given a beautiful fan five years ago by my favorite teacher at the time. It has an image of a woman doing laundry by the river, I never knew who the lady was or if it was Chinese or Japanese. After watching this video, I finally know that woman's name is Xi Shi. I still have the fan and I look at it as I write this comment.
My parents named me after the first beautiful woman in Chinese :3
My dad literally tells me that my mom should've swallowed me. Ur lucky
Im asian. And I prefer asian guys over white.
Batman approves
why does it matter?
MrFirstsunlight cuz they mentioned it in the video
Omg me to
Someguy_xyz sane here
I really enjoyed these historical stories!!! They look so beautiful in those paintings!!!
:-)
@@NTDOffTheGreatWall histroy channel doing research on ancient Mexico they found 5 mexican women ancient bones one of them was believe to be the prettiest Mexican women of ancient Mexico
love your drawings. all so cute. other than just the face and body, some were very smart and artistic such as dancing, singing, drawing, and sewing.
this is my fave vid you have made please do more vids like this I always cant wait till your next upload
Thanks for watching :-)
is it just me- i think these four all have the same face
and I do have a real life friend who has that face too haha
I know !
And ive noticed that dia chan looks alot like me. We both have a roundish face ,small lips and the same eye shape but im european ?
Although my dad was told he looked chinese when he was younger and my mum ... Dont have a clue (slitley hispanic ,indian )
Maybe i am the decendent of dia chan although many people call me ugly
artsie marty those are just paintings,and may be painted by the same person...not what they really look like...
not just these four... last time I went to HK i found all the girls there have the same flat, fat deadpan face LOL japanese and korean women are more beautiful
Theodore Hui I think it's not only they're beautiful but they must have a big influence on something too so that's why they're famous
@Akita Toru I am an Asian. For me, whites are the same, with high noses and long faces.
One of the best Chinese history sessions ever. MORE! MORE!
Haha the cartoons are hilarious. I laughed at the third one where the artist got punished for drawing an ugly portrait. Thanks for sharing!
thanks for watching!
I really enjoyed this video, especially the illistrations. Could you explain the meaning for some of the sayings? Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed the video, all the sayings in the video are also translated within the video itself
As a Chinese History fan, the way to pronounce Wang Yun wasn't Wang Yún（王云）but Wang Yǔn（王允）Be careful with the tones ;)
Hi, I love your videos and I just thought that it would be awesome if you made videos about the greatest generals in chinese history or the most cunning/smart officials. Keep up the great work!!
brousing around a recognizable picture of four gorgeous Chinese women. just had to watch since I have always been facinated. thanks you two. going to subscribe . besides I would like to impress my little sweet taste of China.
I love the popular sayings about these ladies!
Gong Li could play all these women.
Kitso33 what about fan bingbing? She plays wu zetian in "The Empress of China"
Fan Bigbing could totally pull off some of them.
I have to agree with Katie S I've never really found Ziyi Zhang beautiful. Cute but not beautiful.
Katie S Agreed.
superanimefan88 Fan Bigbing could totally pull off some of them.
filipino chinese here 🙋🙋
Me too
I love the awesome videos/presentation/comic storytelling you guys did !! I thought 王昭君's portrait issue was because she didn't have the money to bribe the court artist.. well, there may be different versions/interpretations I'm not aware of :D . In any case, thank you for bringing Chinese history to life in such an interesting way! ;D Loved it
Love those old chinese stories!
I think you forget an important part of the Xi Shi, my mum told me that Xi Shi had some sort of asthma disease and they say that every time she suffered some sort of asthma attack she became much more beautiful :D
Great video ! I loved these stories when I was a kid !! And watched the multiple dramas made on them!
Thanks for the vid :D
Thank you for watching
I stumbled upon your videos while thinking of what to watch in youtube..and they're pretty interesting and enjoyable to watch! :-D
they are very knowledgeable too..thank you and please continue giving us wonderful and interesting videos.
I love listening to Chinese history stories because I can learn more about my culture
Chinese history has end less charming :)
exactly!
Cute artworks!
Subscribed, great job helping me connect my Chinese heritage. Yi speaks perfect Mandarin
I have read Chinese cultivation fantasy novels and having a beautiful women beyond your power is as good as a death sentence
OMG diao chan??? Lu Bu? DYNASTY WARRIORS?????
yes，they are real man in history,and japsende made a game about these Part of story in china.
Billy Lor Oh Boy ... they were real... Like Liu bei, Cao Cao and others ones you can find in dynasty warriors.
If you are interested you should watch ''Three Kingdoms"
Billy Lor I KNOW RIGHT!!!!
Hahahah I know right? Thanks to Dynasty Warriors I know a thing or two about the Three Kingdoms XD
Aboubakir Sedik Solaiman I love that Drama!!!
you just got a new subscriber!!!!
Yanie FlareLovet yay thanks :-)
Awesome video! keep uploading! cheers
Props to the artist! I forget who draws them but props to you! :D I enjoy the videos with those adorable doodles the most
where can i get chinese literature...i meant chinese folklore,myths,legends story books...i am there big fan from india but..but i look like chinese.even my first name Hanhill.
You can read this FIVE THOUSAND YEARS OF CHINESE NATION.
Julie Llungdim northeast of india？
Honestly, so long as you embrace Chinese culture and speak the language, you are Chinese. No matter where you come from or how you looked. After all who can claim "pure" Chinese?. I looked super Chinese (look at my profile) but even I have foreign blood.
The original stories come from History books. It’s difficult to read for most Chinese.
@@willsplayify what
I'm currently reading The Legend of Three Kingdoms and Story of Diao Chan is mentioned in it. 📚📖
Bayarma Enkhtur That's great. As a Chinese i haven't make the decision to read it yet.😂😂😂
I remember watching that movie long ago, I think she was the one who talked to that guy and handed him the knife
0:06 WORD! :)
Edit: Oh, I totally forget to comment on the topic of this video :) I’m distracted by all the beauty :) Great video - again! Thanks a lot for all your informative and entertaining work!
thanks for watching :-)
hey hi I love how you show us the beauties in Chinese history, but I would love to see the Korean history most beautiful women as I watched the drama jang ok jung, your vid made me curious about the Korean history
All the four beauties kinda look the same to me... pale skin and long hair:P
Yes because every girl in the world with pale skin and long hair looks exactly the same LOL...
I thought the same thing but didn't want to sound racist or something.
So informative! Thanks!
thanks for watching :-)
I am truly enjoying your videos. Well done!
Good video! Both of you did a great job!
Who does the drawings? They're so cute!
I Keep Watching This Vid Cause It Is Sooo Interesting
love the animations!!
I love this thanks so much...JUST SUBSCRIBED XD
Lesson learnt: a pretty lady + men of power = utter f#¿$! chaos! Remember this equation, you're gonna need it later on XD
Who did the art? It's really fitting!
Gui fei was the only one I had heard about before this! This was helpful to make my family like me a bit more. My mom liked to know I knew this information , it gave me some points from her lol
Nice editing. great video. good effort. Love the video.
YOUR VIDEOS ARE SO INTERESTING!!!!!!! I JUST SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR CHANEL LIKE 20 MINUTES AGO!!!!!!!! THESE FACTS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CHINA WAS REALLY INTERESTING!!!!!! THEY'RE ALL BEAUTIFUL AND EVERY CHINESE SHOULD BE PROUD OF THEIR OWN BEAUTY!!!!
how is this in my recommend after 6 years
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you two are fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thanks for the amazing video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111
I love this video!!! Very entertaining and fun to watch! And i get to learn stuff too! :) More of these Asian historical stories pls :D
:-)
Story 3 was really funny and can be used in a webtoon comic. 😂
Zhang Ziyi, the star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was definitely the most beautiful woman in the world when the film was made.
Many Asian girls are beautiful like that or some even prettier
They’re just not famous
Great Stories. I enjoyed.
I enjoyed the stories!
My fiancé is from Taiwan. It's helping my Chinese....I hope I can be nearly fluent!
Good luck for you bro~
I love this video! I'm working on my xi shi hair. It's at my waist so maybe another 2 years. :( Lol Oh and shout out to Dan for liking "curvy" girls!
Thanks for the love :-)
You guys are so much fun! ☺
There's a lake near my school called蠡湖(Lake Li) which is named after Fan Li. People say it's the place where Fan Li and Xi Shi spent the rest of their life together. There's the statue and everything. It's in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.
My favorite was always Xi Shi, although I was always told that she and Fan Li went into obscurity to become humble tea merchants after her mission was done. Then she died at 44 (hence the Cantonese tongue twister- Xi Shi died at forty-four.)
The drawings are so cute
I live in a town in singapore called 四美 which means four beauties and there are literally huge paintings of each of the women scattered around
This was so interesting. Honestly though, I spent most of the video trying to imitate the Chinese accent (It went pretty well) XD