Tang Dynasty Prosperity: Tang Yang Guifei Shaanxi Tourism and Historical Culture Series

Author: Mu Weisheng (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: Yang Guifei (Yuhuan) is a historic figure recorded in history books and a household name, as well as a prominent character in drama, novels, and films. Her life was short (38 years old), marked by dramatic ups and downs, intense joys and sorrows, and a rich legendary quality—both enviable and pitiable. This book narrates Yang Yuhuan's life journey, from the daughter of an ordinary official, who, with her natural beauty and talent for singing and dancing, was selected as a royal daughter-in-law at the age of 17. Five years later, she was ordered to leave the secular world and enter a nunnery. Soon after, she was taken into the imperial palace by the Tang Emperor Minghuang and enfeoffed as the, enjoying the pinnacle of worldly luxury and wealth, but ultimately being strangled with white silk and failing to die a peaceful death. The book also analyzes the social background and complex reasons behind Yang Guifei's "beauty but ill-fated" fate. Based on historical facts, the book seeks truth without fictional embellishments, blending evaluation into the narrative. With a light and engaging tone, rich in both text and illustrations, it caters to both scholars and the general public—maintaining academic rigor for experts while being enjoyable for readers.