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One of the earliest references to qualities later associated with the canonical Four Great Beauties appears in the Zhuangzi.In one chapter, the women Mao Qiang and Lady Li are described as "great beauties" who "when fish see them they dart into the depths, when birds see them they soar into the skies, when deer see them they bolt away without looking back".
King Goujian of Yue was once imprisoned by King Fuchai of Wu following a military defeat. As a result, the state of Yue became a tributary state to the State of Wu.In a clandestine effort to plot his revenge, King Goujian's minister Wen Zhong suggested training exceptionally beautiful women and offering them to King Fuchai as a tribute, well aware of Fuchai's weakness for beautiful women.
Face to face with the woman who is Tretchi's Chinese Girl" at Mail & Guardian "'Chinese Girl': The Mona Lisa of kitsch" at The Independent "'I never made money from the Green Lady,' says Tretchikoff's model" at The Guardian "Gaze of the Green Lady" at BBC News "I was the Chinese Girl in Tretchikoff's painting" BBC News.
The importance of feminine beauty in China has been deeply ingrained into the culture: historically, a woman's livelihood was often determined by her ability to find an eligible husband, a feat aided by fitting into the cultural ideals of beauty. [2] Black hair that is long, thick and shiny is seen as particularly beautiful among Chinese women.
As she was born when her father was very old, he regarded her as "a pearl in the palm". Wang Zhaojun was endowed with dazzling beauty with an extremely intelligent mind. She was adept in playing the pipa and also mastered the ancient "Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar" – the guqin, go, calligraphy and Chinese painting.
Chang Ch'ung-ho or Zhang Chonghe (1914–2015), Chinese-American poet, painter, calligrapher; Georgette Chen (1906-1993), Chinese-Singaporean modern art painter; Chen Jin (1907-1998), first Taiwanese painter to achieve national recognition; Chen Ke (born 1978), painter; Movana Chen (born 1975), paper knitting artist
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Dong Yaoqiong (Chinese: 董瑶琼; pinyin: Dǒng Yáoqióng; born 1989), also referred to as the 'Ink Girl' (Chinese: 泼墨女孩; pinyin: Pōmò nǚhái) in the media, is a Chinese woman who in July 2018 drew international attention through a video posted on her Twitter account with the handle "@feefeefly".