A native of Zhuluo Village, Zhuji, Zhejiang today
Xi Shi, named Yiguang, was born in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. He is of Han nationality and is a native of Zhuluo Village, Zhuji, Zhejiang today. Xi Shi is one of the four beauties in ancient China, also known as Xizi.
Xi Shi, together with Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan and Yang Yuhuan, are known as the four beauties in ancient China. Among them, Xi Shi ranks first and is the incarnation and synonym of beauty. The four beauties enjoy "the appearance of a woman shy of the moon, and the appearance of a fish sinking into a slump".
"Closing moon, shameful flowers, sinking fish, falling wild geese" are historical allusions composed of wonderful stories.