Phan An (247-300)
Phan An is recognized as the most handsome man in Chinese history, to the point that the Chinese people circulated the idiom "As handsome as Phan An", meaning a man as handsome as Phan Anh.
Phan An's charm is also described by the idiom "The cart is full of fruit". Whenever Phan An goes out, fans will run after the carriage, trying to peek at him. However, there are so many fans that not everyone can get close to him.
Therefore, those who could not get close, mainly women, came up with a creative way to express their feelings by throwing fruits at his carriage. This idiom now refers to women's admiration for men.
Fans threw fruit at Phan An's car. ( Photo: Sohu )
However, Phan An was not only famous for his appearance but also for his literary talent. During the Western Jin Dynasty, there was a saying "Luc Ky's literary talent was like the sea, Phan An's talent was like a river", meaning that Luc Co's literary talent was like the sea, and Phan An's talent was like a river.
Guard (286 - 312)
Wei Jie was a Jin family member and was recognized as handsome since he was 5 years old. Wei Jie's grandfather once said that the boy was exceptionally handsome and that he was very sorry because he was too old and could not wait for him to grow up.
Painting depicting Wei Jie. ( Photo: Baidu )
When he was a teenager, every time Wei Jie rode in a car on the street, people thought he was a jade statue. Even Wei Jie's uncle, General Wang Qi, who was recognized as extremely handsome, said that going out with Wei Jie was like "carrying a sparkling pearl by your side."
Wei Jie's handsome appearance attracted many enthusiastic fans. When Wei Jie traveled from Yu Zhang (present-day Nanchang) to Xia Du (present-day suburbs of Beijing), fans gathered to block the road in order to see him.
Wei Jie was born weak, and after being surrounded by people for several days, he fell ill and died. From then on, the Chinese had a saying "Khan Sha Wei Jie" (Watching Wei Jie until death) to describe the young man's death.
King Lan Ling (541 - 573)
Gao Changgong, the fourth son of Emperor Wenxiang of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was also known as King Lanling. He was known for his diligence, modesty, military talent, and handsome appearance.
Lan Ling Wang in a Chinese movie. (Photo: Zhihu)
Legend has it that when King Lanling led his troops into battle, he often had to wear an ugly mask because his real face was too beautiful to scare the enemy. After his victory, his soldiers composed the song and dance "The Battle Song of King Lanling" to praise the great prince.
Later, the song became a court dance of the Sui Dynasty, even spread to Japan and is preserved and performed to this day.
Song Yu (298 - 222 BC)
Song Yu was born in the Song Dynasty and was a famous poet at the end of the Warring States Period. He is considered the author of several poems in the Chu Ci anthology, a student of the famous poet Qu Yuan.
Song Yu's beauty is famous through the story of Dang Do Tu, a servant of King Chu. Dang Do Tu commented, "Jade is as beautiful as crystal, has a quick tongue, and is a lustful person. Please do not let her come to the harem."
When Song Yu heard the news, he asked to see the King of Chu and asked him to judge fairly whether Song Yu was lustful or Deng Tu Zi was lustful?
Statue of Song Yu. ( Photo: Baidu )
Song Yu said to the King of Chu: "In the world, there are no beauties comparable to those of Chu, no beauties of Chu can compare to those of my hometown, no beauties of my hometown can compare to those of Dong Lin - my next-door neighbor. If she were one inch taller, she would be too tall, if she were one inch shorter, she would be too short, if she had applied a little more powder, she would be too white, if she had applied a little more lipstick, she would be too red. Her eyebrows are curved and smooth like feathers, her skin is white as snow, her waist is small, her teeth are white.
The peerless beauty climbed the wall to peek at me for three years, but I was not moved at all. Could it be that I am a lustful person? Meanwhile, Dang Do Tu had an ugly wife, with messy hair, deformed ears, drooping lips, crooked teeth, limping legs, a hunchback, and a body full of scabs. Dang Do Tu loved his wife very much. They had five children. Your Majesty, as long as it was a woman, Dang Do Tu liked her, so it was clear that he was more lustful than me.
Song Yu had an extraordinary tongue and turned the situation around so dramatically that King Chu could no longer distinguish right from wrong, and he judged Deng Tu Zi to be a lecher. From then on, the Chinese had a saying to curse a lecher as Deng Tu Zi.
HONG PHUC (Source: ECNS)
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