Yangzhou produces beautiful women. A long-standing magic trick.

Bao Zhao said in Wu Chengfu that "the East is a beautiful girl, the South is a beauty, the heart is full of beauty, and the jade is blushing." Southland refers to Yangzhou.

The expression "Yangzhou Beauty" is even popular overseas. A Dutch envoy who visited China in the early Qing Dynasty praised: "There are beautiful women here, who are elegant, beautiful and charming, far better than women in other places."

There are many beautiful women in China. Zhao Yan Beauty, wuyue Jiaowa, Luo Yang Daughter, mizhi poyi ... Only Yangzhou Beauty is the loudest and most popular.

Why is Yangzhou unique in the world?

Chuanze is beautiful, windy and rainy, rich in products and pleasant in climate. The Yangtze River flows around, the ancient canal passes through the city, and the Slender West Lake is beautiful and charming. Under the humid monsoon, such a daughter raised by water and soil is watery and green, as transparent as the fresh touch of begonia after rain.

Yangzhou has been prosperous since ancient times. Yangzhou was the most prosperous city in China in Tang Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, Yangzhou salt merchants were the best in the national salt transportation industry. Therefore, there are many etiquette houses of poetry and calligraphy in Yangzhou, and there are many households where literati gather, and there are often collections of poetry and calligraphy. There is no life pressure of hardship and embarrassment, but there is a strong artistic atmosphere. How can Yangzhou women who grew up in such an environment be uncomfortable, calm, melancholy and vivid?

Wei Minghua (Scholar): People have different understandings of beauty. There are two kinds of beauty. External beauty refers to figure, appearance, clothing, makeup, etc. Inner beauty refers to talent, temperament and conduct. Qinhuai, for example, is gorgeous, not only beautiful, but also brilliant. The beauty of Yangzhou should be understood not only from the perspective of physiology and race, but also from the perspective of culture and society. The beauty of Yangzhou is related to the cultural temperament of the city. For example, Feng Xiaoqing, a talented woman in Yangzhou in the Ming Dynasty, had a female teacher. In ancient times, few women went to school, but there were many girls' schools and teachers in Yangzhou. This cultural education and artistic edification from the day after tomorrow is the fundamental reason why there are so many beautiful women in Yangzhou.

Today, we will learn "Beauty of Yangzhou" to clarify the name "Beauty of Yangzhou". "Yangzhou Beauty" is not synonymous with a special and ambiguous occupation or class.

Ge hong? Composer: Where do Jade People Teach Flute? A thousand adopted daughters teach music first. These poems about Yangzhou all illustrate the importance of music in shaping beautiful women. At present, tens of thousands of families in Yangzhou have guzheng, and most of the players are women, which is rare in the whole country, indicating that Yangzhou women have a musical tradition. This also proves the inner beauty of Yangzhou beauty.

Wang Zixin (writer): Shandong produces Song Wu, while Yangzhou produces beautiful women, while nurturing them. Yangzhou, as an ancient central city, is also a famous historical and cultural city. Therefore, Yangzhou women have seen the world. "Planting flowers in ten miles counts as farming", and Yangzhou has a tradition of planting flowers; Yangzhou's fragrant powder is very famous, even mentioned in A Dream of Red Mansions. Yangzhou has been famous for making bronze mirrors since the Tang Dynasty. Yangzhou has developed handicrafts and exquisite jewelry manufacturing, which provide a material basis for the external beauty of Yangzhou beauty.