Generally speaking, the aesthetic standards of people in different times are very different. For example, most of us modern people regard "thinness" as beauty, and the cover stars of many magazines are mostly thin, with prominent bones and distinct water chestnuts. Moreover, in ancient times, people's aesthetic standards were the same, which can be seen from the portraits. However, it seems that only the Tang Dynasty is different. Is the Tang Dynasty actually "fat" beautiful? One of them is Yang Yuhuan Yang Guifei, one of the four beauties in ancient China.

Yang Yuhuan was born in a eunuch family in the seventh year of Kaiyuan (7 19). His father Yang Xuanyan used to be a manager in Zhou Shu, so Yang Yuhuan spent his childhood in Zhou Shu. However, Yang Yuhuan was adopted by his uncle Hsuan Yang in Yang Yuhuan at the age of ten.

Yun was once a native of Cao, Henan Province, and his later life was even more icing on the cake. He was not only beautiful, but also brilliant. He was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially in singing and dancing and playing the pipa. In July of the 22nd year of Kaiyuan, Yang Yuhuan attended the wedding of Princess Xianyi, was selected by Li Mao, the younger brother of Princess Xianyi, and was awarded the title of Princess.

Who knew that Yang Yuhuan was so charming that Tang Xuanzong could not help drooling at the sight of Yang Yuhuan. At that time, Yang Yuhuan should be regarded as the daughter-in-law of Tang Xuanzong, but in order to get Yang Yuhuan, his first thought was that Dou Taihou, the mother of Tang Xuanzong, prayed for Yang Yuhuan to become a monk. In the fourth year of Tianbao (745), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty betrothed Wei's daughter to Li Mao, the longevity king, and to the imperial concubine. As written in "Song of Eternal Sorrow": "Thanks to God's grace, I can't hide it, and I was finally elected to the royal family one day."

It can be seen from the historical background of Yang Yuhuan that she was in the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty from the 7th year of Kaiyuan (7 19) to the 15th year of Tianbao (AD 756). Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty is a transitional period in the history of the Tang Dynasty. He pushed the Tang Dynasty to the highest peak and the abyss of decline.

"New Tang Book" records: "If you look at the rule of Kaiyuan husband, cross Liuhe and run wildly; However, in the Tianbao Rebellion, the emperor could not keep the second capital, and the vassal could not live in Jiumu. "Before the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty was prosperous, and things had changed. Yang Guifei had the honor to experience the peak of Kaiyuan Shi Sheng.

From many works of art in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, we can see that most women in the Tang Dynasty were really "fat", which is "happy and fat" in present words, and they tend to be "plump" aesthetically, but fullness is not the same as obesity.

Take Yang Yuhuan as an example. According to the unearthed cultural relics of the Tang Dynasty and related documents, the height of Yang Yuhuan today is about 164cm, while the weight is about 120kg to 138kg. Can you describe his height and weight by "fat" now?

We know that Yang Yuhuan can sing and dance since he was a child. He is a real musician and dancer, especially a popular "Hu Xuan Dance", which dances and spins. How can Yang Canyu lose weight if she wants to keep a lot of exercise? Perhaps in order to conform to the aesthetic at that time, Yang Yuhuan would "eat fat" himself, but Yang Yuhuan, who loves the art of dance so much, certainly wouldn't want to be too fat just to be more flexible when dancing.

Therefore, judging the beauty "fat" in the Tang Dynasty from Yang Yuhuan is too one-sided, and Yang Yuhuan has been misunderstood by us for many years because of the brand of the times.