ExclusiveStory Time with Sky: Wang Zhaojun - selfless beauty who brought peace to China for 60 years.

Oh, hi guys. Today I'm going to be telling you a story from ancient China about a girl named Wang Chaozong. She's one of the four beauties and has high morals and great loyalty. But first, before I tell you the story, I need to get into character. During the reign of the Han dynasty, there lived a girl named Wang Chaozong. She's incredibly beautiful, but it was said that even birds forgot how to fly when they saw her. Imagine that, birds falling through the sky. Although, I just hope they don't get hurt. Oh well. One day, Wang Chaozong was selected to enter the imperial palace. Lots of beautiful maidens gathered there at the palace as possible concubines for the emperor himself. Artists painted their portraits for the emperor to recognize them since he cannot all meet them in one day. Most of the ladies came from wealthy families. Usually these portraits were touched up a bit to make the ladies look extra attractive. Thanks to some bribery from the wealthy families. But Wang Chaozong was confident in her natural beauty and didn't bribe the artists. The artists, not getting what he wanted, painted her in a way that made her look less attractive and almost ugly. So poor Wang Chaozong spent three lonely years in the palace without catching the enemy's eye. Meanwhile, outside the palace, the Xiongnu had been invading the Han lands for at least a hundred years. And they're pretty worn out. One day, their leader decided he was tired of all this fighting. So he rode all the way to China to propose a friendship. Emperor was thrilled and agreed to an alliance. But there was one catch. The leader wanted a Chinese princess to marry him to seal the deal. The problem? None of the palace ladies wanted to lead their comfortable lives to live on the nomadic plains. Guess who stepped up? Yup, Wang Chaozong. She bravely volunteered to be their princess. When the emperor saw her portrait, thanks to that unkind artist, he thought she looked plain and didn't care letting her go. But when he saw her in person, he was amazed by her beauty. And when he finally saw her up close, he was furious at the artist's trickery. Too late to undo it, though. So he did the next best thing. Execute the artist. Wang Chaozong spent 50 years among the Xiongnu, teaching them Chinese customs and skills like farming. She never returned to China, but she did something even better. She brought peace between the two countries. When she passed away, she was buried south, facing towards her own land. And that's how a beautiful woman, thanks to a portrait mishap and a lot of courage, changed the course of history. Oh, and if you like this video, don't forget to like, comment, and follow. Also, if you like these kinds of videos, don't forget to comment down below what we should do next. Bye, see you next time!