Xi Shi (Hsi Shih; Chinese: 西施; pinyin: Xī Shī; Wade–Giles: Hsi1 Shih1, lit. '(Lady) Shi of the West'), also known by the nickname Xizi, was one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

Xi Jinping [a] (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus the paramount leader of China, since 2012. Since 2013, Xi has also served as the seventh president of China.

Xi Shi lived around the 7th to the 6th centuries BCE, during the Spring and Autumn period. Similar to the story in the Zhuangzi , she was said to be so entrancingly beautiful that fishes would forget how to swim and sink below the surface upon seeing her reflection in the water.

2010年2月24日 · These are the Four Beauties of ancient China (四大美女-Sì Dà Měi Nŭ). And they are historical figures whose lives have been embellished in Chinese literature. Here’s an introduction as well as a summary of the four beauties: Xi Shi (西施) Xi Shi (西施) was born in Zhuluo Village, of Zhuji (now Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province), the…

2009年10月21日 · Xi Shi (西施) was born in Zhuluo Village, of Zhuji (now Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province), the capital of ancient Yue State (770-476 BC). She has widely been considered the most beautiful of ancient China’s “four beauties.”

2024年9月18日 · Who Was Xi Shi? Xi Shi lived during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC). Her beauty became renowned throughout the ancient Chinese kingdom. However, she wasn’t just admired for her looks. Xi Shi played a central role in a famous political strategy.

THERE were four legendary beauties in ancient China— Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan and Yang Yuhuan. Among them, Xi Shi has been deemed by many as the fairest the country has ever brought forth.

Xi Shi (西施), whose birth and death years remain uncertain, was a legendary beauty from the late Spring and Autumn period in ancient China. Her family name was Shi, and she was given the name Yiguang (or Xianshi).

Outside the capital of Yue lived a young lady, later to be known as Xi Shi. Though a simple village girl, she possessed charm to rival a noble and the looks to outshine them all. It took Fan Li, Goujian’s trusted minister, three years to train Xi Shi into a perfect palace lady.

2020年8月7日 · Consort Xi Shi was one of the four most beautiful women in ancient China. She was sent to seduce her kingdom’s enemy, King Fuchai of Wu. She succeeded in her mission, and her legendary beauty brought down a short-lived kingdom.