Chinese Traditional Story: The Story of Wang Zhaojun

Wang Zhaojun is one of the four beauties in ancient China, and she was also an extra-ordinary woman who dedicated her life to the safety of Western Han Dynasty. Wang Zhaojun, also named Wang Qiang, was born in the Western Han Dynasty, in what is today Hubei Province. In 35 B.C., Huhanye unified the Huns and became their leader, Chanyu. He said that in order to form an alliance with the Han Dynasty, he would like to be related to the Han royal family by marrying one of the Emperor’s daughters. Emperor Yuan of the Han deeply believed that all loyal officials could be helpful. Facing the fact that no man would dare to fight the Huns, upon hearing this request, all the royal officials said, “We hope your Majesty will have grace and save the people of our nation.” .....