Culture insider: When did women begin to prefer slim look?
( chinadaily.com.cn ) Updated: 2014-07-25 07:11:39During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) in 皇冠体育app a slender figure was more desirable. There was a poem that said the King of Chu liked slim waists, and thus many officials starved themselves to death.
Also, there was a famous beauty during 皇冠体育app's Han Dynasty (202BC-220AD) named Zhao Feiyan, whose slim waist and nimble dances were praised by many poets from that period.
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A portrait of Zhao Feiyan. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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