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2. Chinese ideals of female beauty - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Four Beauties - Wikipedia

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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".

4. Traditional Chinese marriage - Wikipedia

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   Traditional Chinese marriage (Chinese: 婚姻; pinyin: hūnyīn) is a ceremonial ritual within Chinese societies that involves not only a union between spouses but also a union between the two families of a man and a woman, sometimes established by pre-arrangement between families. Marriage and family are inextricably linked, which involves the ...

5. The 10 most beautiful Chinese actresses, according to ... - AOL

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   The online ranking released by Japanese website Everyone's Ranking surveyed the opinions of over 800 Japanese men and women aged between 10 and 39. The 10 most beautiful Chinese actresses ...

6. Wang Zhaojun - Wikipedia

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   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.

7. The Feminist Roots of the Chinese Qipao

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   Meticulously hand-stitched with threads of gold and silver, her long silk qipao, a traditional Chinese dress dating back to the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), is adorned with delicate floral patterns ...