The Four Great Beauties of China

The life of the four great beauties of China - Xi Shi, Diao Chan, Wang Zhaojun and Yang Yuhuan (Yang Guifei), was not all dazzle and splendour. Victims of fate, they experienced more than their fair share of anguish, bitterness and sorrow. Endowed with alluring looks, they were also political figures in their own right. In modern terms, they were respectively a spy, a special agent, a peace envoy and an innocent victim of political intrigue. Vividly illustrated by Chinese cartoonist Dai Hongjie, this book provides captivating yet poignant insights into the plight of the four beautiful women always remembered in Chinese history and literature.