According to the aesthetic standards of the Tang Dynasty, Princess Taiping was very beautiful.
1. Let’s talk about Princess Taiping’s mother, Empress Wu. In November of the 11th year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty heard that the young Wu Zetian was extremely beautiful and charming, so he brought her into the palace, named her a talented person, and gave her the title of "Wu Mei".
’, and later he was able to pamper the harem, allowing Li Zhi to risk the disapproval of the world.
Besides being scheming, her appearance must be beautiful.
It is also recorded that the Lucena Buddha in Longmen Grottoes was modeled after Wu Zetian's appearance.
The Great Buddha of Lu Shena 2. According to the record in "New Book of Tang Dynasty": "The main figure is Guangyi, who has many conspiracies and is often called 'similar to me'".
It means that Princess Taiping has a square face, a broad chin, and a lot of strategy, much like Wu Zetian.
Therefore, we can also infer that Princess Taiping is the same Tang Dynasty beauty as Wu Zetian. Although she looks like she has a Chinese character face, after all, the aesthetics of ancient and modern times are different.
3. At the same time, there is another person who can also prove that Princess Taiping is very beautiful. This is her second son, Xue Chongjian. According to records, Xue Chongjian looks exactly like his mother, with a wide forehead, big eyes, thick eyebrows, and a high nose bridge.
This is also reflected in Princess Taiping's second daughter, Princess Wanquan County, in the "Preface to the Epitaph of Xue, the Former Lord of Wanquan County in the Tang Dynasty", but the epitaph is often suspected of beautification.
In general, Princess Taiping is an outstanding female politician in Chinese history.
Extended supplement: The royal family relationship diagram of the palace coup in the early Tang Dynasty can be regarded as the most domineering and pathetic among the princesses in the entire history of China.
Her despair for love was replaced by her madness for power.
She has all the power in the government, but she cannot become the second Emperor Wu after all.