The real picture of the famous prostitute Chen Yuanyuan.
Chen Yuanyuan was a man in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. At that time, there was no camera, so it was impossible to leave photos of Chen Yuanyuan. The real picture of Chen Yuanyuan can only be the portrait painted by the artist at that time.
In the Qing Dynasty, a painter named Su painted a portrait of Chen Yuanyuan. In this portrait, Chen Yuanyuan is dressed as a nun, dressed in a cassock, sitting on a futon with beads in her hand. Chen Yuanyuan didn't wear a nun's hat, bared his head and looked peaceful. Chen Yuanyuan has a small oval face, a strong nose and small eyes, and deserves to be called a peerless beauty. Chen Yuanyuan was quite old when he painted this portrait. According to records, Chen Yuanyuan was rejected by the king of the day because he was old and looked bad. Chen Yuanyuan didn't want to live in the Heavenly Palace, so he invited himself to become a monk.
There is also a real shot of Chen Yuanyuan, also a portrait. Chen Yuanyuan in the painting can be described as looking in all directions. Chen Yuanyuan, dressed in beautiful clothes and wearing a lively bun, sat at her desk. Chen Yuanyuan tight face, it seems that at that time she didn't often take portraits, posture will be a little nervous.
There was a picture of palace makeup in Chen Yuanyuan in the early Qing Dynasty. Chen Yuanyuan was leaning on a stone in thin clothes, with a cattail leaf fan in his left hand and his chin in his right. Chen Yuanyuan wore red flowers and painted red lips. The whole painting shows the girl's innocent and carefree mood in Chen Yuanyuan. 1940, a master in Kunlun carved a portrait tablet based on this court makeup picture. The monument is about 1.5 meters high and half a meter wide, and its base has been destroyed.
The story of the famous prostitute Chen Yuanyuan
Chen Yuanyuan in history is one of the eight beauties in the south of the Yangtze River, and its peerless beauty is undeniable. Coupled with her exquisite skills, it was the red card of Suzhou Liyuan in the late Ming Dynasty, which attracted people's pursuit. Chen Yuanyuan became a geisha because her uncle valued profit over righteousness. At that time, Chen Yuanyuan's family was very poor, and his parents were unable to support him. Chen Yuanyuan was sent to his uncle's house for foster care, and young Yuanyuan had to let his uncle betray him.
Before Chen Yuanyuan married Wu Sangui, she was captured by Tian Wan for her beauty and fame and presented to the emperor. At that time, the emperor was busy managing her internal and external troubles, and Chen Yuanyuan became a humble geisha in Tianfu. It was also when Tian Tian hosted a banquet for Wu Sangui in his mansion that Wu Sangui took a fancy to Chen Yuanyuan. Later, Chen Yuanyuan was accepted as a concubine and was very fond of him.
Later, due to the tight border war, Wu Sangui went to war, leaving Yuan Yuan and his family in the capital. Unexpectedly, Li Zicheng captured the capital, captured them and threatened Wu Sangui, and Chen Yuanyuan was forced to become Liu Zongmin's concubine. Legend has it that Wu Sangui took refuge in the Qing army and became a traitor only for the beauty Chen Yuanyuan, in order to let her return to her arms.
Chen Yuanyuan was saved by Wu Sangui, but Wu Sangui lost his parents and family, betrayed his country, became a traitor despised by the world, and Chen Yuanyuan became a femme fatale. However, Chen Yuanyuan has always been concerned about the country, and repeatedly advised Wu Sangui to seize the opportunity to clear up and regain sight, but failed.
Chen Yuanyuan gradually fell out of favor and became more disappointed with Wu Sangui's cruelty, so he became a nun and left him. Later, Wu Sangui was defeated. In order to stay, he ordered his cronies to escort his son and Chen Yuanyuan to avoid being hunted down. Chen Yuanyuan lived in a temple for the rest of his life. Later, in order to avoid disaster, his tombstone was marked? Nie? Carve it.