Kingdom and Beauty: Love in the Xuanhe Era

Author: Wang Guofu / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: During the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty, the court launched the Huashi Gang project on a large scale. Many court officials advised against it, but Tong Guan and Cai Jing insisted on continuing. The two sides refused to yield, and several officials were harmed. Emperor Huizong Zhao Ji was determined to paint a "Southeast Beauty," having dreamed of a beautiful woman from Jiangnan who was to be depicted in the painting. Upon waking, he could not forget her and ordered Tong Guan, who was sent to Jiangnan to collect the Huashi Gang, to carefully investigate. Officials in Muzhou posted notices to select beautiful women, and rural girls rushed to marry.