简介：XishiisknownasoneoftheFourGreatBeautiesofChina.Celebratedasawomanofextraordinarynaturalbeautywithauniversalappeal,XishiwasthedaughterofateatraderinZhujiCountyinthestateofYue(currentZhejiangProvince)around500BCduringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770-476BC).Atthattime,Chinawasdividedintoseveralkingdomsfightingforpower.WhentheStateofYuewasvanquishedbytheStateofWu,theKingofYue,GouJianwasforcedtoservePrinceFuchaiofWuforthreeyears.Onhisrelease,KingGouJiansleptonbrushwoodanddrankgallbeforeeachmealtoremindhimselfofthehumiliationhiscountryhadsuffered.Heplottedthedownfallofhisconquerorassoonashewasreleased.HecommissionedmentosearchfarandwideforawomanwhomhecouldsendasatributetoPrinceFuchaiofWu.Xishi,whosebeautywasmuchtalkedofevenfromearlychildhood,wasselectedforthistaskandsenttothecapital.KingGouJianapprovedofthechoiceandhadXishitrainedinroyalcourtetiquette.GouJianorderedhisministerFanLitotakeXishitothePrinceofWuasatributegiftfromYue.Duringthejourney,Xishifelldeeplyinlovewiththewiseminister.FanLialsog