To describe a woman's thin waist, people often use "small waist" to describe it

However, do you know the origin of "small waist"?

There are two main theories about "small waists".

1, related to Bai Juyi

The origin of "small waist" is also derived from the poems of Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that among Bai Juyi's maids, two are outstanding. One is called "Su Fan", who is good at singing and has a beautiful cherry mouth. The other is called "Xiaoman", who is especially good at dancing and has a slender waist. Bai Juyi pretended to write poems: cherry Su Fan mouth, willow small waist. "Cherry Mouth" and "Little Man's Waist" were handed down in this way.

2. It is related to the King of Chu.

Another way of saying "small waist" is that during the Spring and Autumn Period, King Chu Ling liked a thin waist (not limited to ladies). At that time, Chu was regarded as a "barbarian land", so it was called a "small waist". Specifically, because the king of Chu liked "small waists", the literati in Chu tried every means to lose weight, including dieting and girding.

Mozi's "All Love" contains: "In the past, King Ling of Chu was a gentleman with a thin waist, so the ministers of the King Ling all took a meal as a festival, rested in danger and then took it, and then helped the wall." Compared with the period (jι), Chao has the color of black (lí). "

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