What are the famous female figures in ancient China?

1. Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian (624 - December 16, 705), self-proclaimed Wu Zetian (zhào), was a native of Wenshui (present-day Wenshui, Shanxi Province) in the province of Jinzhou. She was the only orthodox female emperor in Chinese history (reigning from 690 to 705), and one of the oldest (67 years old) and longest-lived (82 years old) emperors, together with Empress Lu of the Han Dynasty, known as "Lu Wu".

2, Cixi

Cixi (November 29, 1835 - November 15, 1908) that is, filial piety Qinxian Empress, Yehnala's, concubine of Emperor Xianfeng, the Tongzhi Emperor's biological mother. She was an important political figure in the late Qing Dynasty and the de facto ruler of the late Qing Dynasty.

3, Hua Mulan

Hua Mulan (412-502), Hua Mulan's deeds have been passed down to the present day, the ancient Chinese heroine, loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, on behalf of his father in the army to defeat the invasion of the nation and the ancient times, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty posthumously awarded the "filial piety and martyrdom of the general". Hua Mulan story of the circulation, should be attributed to the "Mulan rhetoric" this side of the folk song, but Hua Mulan's family name, place of origin, etc., the history of the book does not contain.

4. Mu Guiying

Mu Guiying is a character in the novels of Xiong Dagi in the Ming Dynasty, Northern Song Dynasty (also known as Yang Family Generals' Biography and Yang Family Generals' Acts) and Ji Zhenlun's novel Yang Family House Acts, and later the novels related to the Yang Family Generals were adapted into dramas and TV dramas, and Mu Guiying became a household name as a result.

5, the four great beauties

The four great beauties of ancient China are Xi Shi, Wang Zhao Jun, Diao Cicada and Yang Yuhuan. The four beauties enjoy the reputation of "the face of the fish and geese, the appearance of the closed moon and flowers".

"Sinking fish, falling geese, closed moon, shy flowers" is a historical allusion composed of wonderful stories. The "Sinking Fish" is the story of Xi Shi, who coated her head with yarn. "Falling geese" refers to the story of Zhaojun's trip out of the plug, "Closed moon" is the story of Diaochan's moon worship, and "Shy flowers" is the story of Yang Yuhuan's drunkenness when she watched the flowers.

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