This idiom is used to describe women's different shapes, each with its own good looks, and later it is also used to describe different artistic styles, each with its own strengths. And this idiom also represents two people, one is Zhao and the other is Zhao. It is said that fat and thin represent typical fat beauty and thin beauty respectively. But is Yang Yuhuan really fat?

Everyone said that the beauty in the Tang Dynasty was fat, mainly based on the portraits of the ladies in the Tang Dynasty. The ladies above seem plump and elegant, but as long as you look closely, you will find that they are all graceful and completely symmetrical.

As for Yang Yuhuan's figure, obesity is impossible. According to historical records, Yang Yuhuan was a famous dancer, who was good at singing and dancing and had a smooth melody. She is proficient in Hu Xuan dance, graceful in figure and dazzling in dancing. Tang Xuanzong specially composed a song "Colorful Feathers" for her, and her dance "Clothes and Feathers Dance" became her masterpiece.

How can a person who is proficient in dancing be obese? At most, I have a little muscle, a little stronger than the average person, and I can't reach the level of obesity. There is also a record in the biography of Yang Taizhen: "There are micro-muscles." Just a little muscle.

Tang Xuanzong himself is even less likely to like fat beauty. According to records, when his son was a prince, he was framed and in danger. So he often looks sad and stays away from all the places where the sound horse plays. Life is bleak. After learning this, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty asked Gao Lishi to send Jing to select five beautiful women for his son: "Give five slender and white women in the world to the prince." It can be seen that Tang Xuanzong's aesthetics are standard. Only a tall and slender man with fair and beautiful skin can enter the eyes of Tang Xuanzong.

Yang Yuhuan's appearance is also described in Du Fu's "Two Ways": "Open-minded, arrogant, gentle, sincere and sincere, and skinny." It is said that Yang Yuhuan himself is gorgeous and dignified, with good temperament, delicate skin and well-proportioned flesh and blood, which is similar to that described in Bai Juyi's Song of Eternal Sorrow: "It was early spring. They let her bathe in a pure pool to warm and smooth her creamy skin. Because she was tired, a maid lifted her up. When the first emperor noticed her, he chose her as his bride. " It is an indisputable fact that Yang Yuhuan's skin is white and tender. After taking a shower, she was too delicate to have strength. If she insists that she is obese, it can't be physically weak, can it? But how can you dance when you are weak?

If Du Fu and Bai Juyi have never seen Yang Yuhuan, it is only a poem written by themselves, but Li Bai has always seen it. In his poems, there is no sentence describing Yang Yuhuan's obesity, just like the second paragraph of "Three Songs of Qingping Tune": "A piece of red dew is fragrant, and the sex rain is ruined. Excuse me, who looks like Han Palace? Poor swallow leans on new makeup. " In the poem, Li Bai directly compares Zhao. If she is a fat woman, comparing her with Zhao is putting medicine on her eyes. According to the love of Tang Xuanzong, how did Bai leave the palace safely?

So what is Yang Yuhuan's real height and weight? According to unofficial history's records, Yang Yuhuan's height is 1.65 meters, and his weight is about 1 10 kg to 120 kg, which can be said to be a standard weight. According to modern body fat calculation standards, Yang Yuhuan is also within the normal range.

Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, being fat was not a beauty, and Yang Yuhuan himself was not a fat man, but a well-proportioned and elegant beauty.