Sinking fish and falling geese, closed moon and shy flowers, these words in the end are referring to what is a great beauty?

Sinking fish refers to Xi Shi, falling geese refers to Wang Zhao Jun, closed moon refers to Diao Cicada, shy flowers refers to Yang Yuhuan.

The four great beauties of ancient China were Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diaochan, and Yang Yuhuan, who enjoyed "the face of the sinking fish and falling geese, and the face of the closed moon and shy flowers". China's four great beauties in ancient times for: Xi Shi first, Wang Zhaojun second, Diaochan again, Yang Yuhuan for the end, but this is only the ancient row. Among them, Xi Shi is the embodiment of beauty and synonymous.

The "Four Beauties" in Chinese history are not only known to women and children in China, but also enjoy a certain reputation in the world. For thousands of years, people to "sinking fish, falling geese, closed moon, shy flowers," respectively, to describe Xishi, Wang Zhaojun, Diaochan and Yang Guifei four women's stunning beauty, this description is both vivid and subtle, leaving people a full imagination of the room. These eight words alone contain four short stories with romanticism, and fully reflect the rich connotation of traditional Chinese culture. The four beauties have the appearance of the country and the city, in the great events of history, their twists and turns moving, save the country and save the people's legendary story, by the ancient folk are widely celebrated.