Qinhuai beauty

Author: Ma Chunyang
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The Eight Beauties of Qinhuai are typical of women suppressed at the lowest strata of society in ancient China. They were both beautiful, talented, and skilled in arts, yet belonged to a group who were humiliated and harmed. During the turbulent times of dynastic change, they displayed admirable personal qualities and integrity. As a result, numerous legends, stories, and anecdotes about them have been widely circulated among the folk.