JIANGHAN ACADEMIC ›› 2005, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (4): 47-50.

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Investigation of Evolution of Xishi’s Image Before Tang Dynasty

ZENG Gan-lin   

  1. School of Humanities, Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430074,Hubei,China
  • Received:2005-04-28 Online:2005-04-01 Published:2013-12-13

Abstract: As a beauty known even to woment and children, the beautiful image of Xishi has long been a fixed pattern or norm in the works of the various philosophical masters of the pre-Qin period With the change of times, the development of culture, the free rein given to the themes of creative works, the change of the aesthetic temperament and interest of the masses, and various other needs, with all these, the image of Xishi has undergone an evolutional process from simplicity to enrichment.

Key words: Xishi, folk legend, evolution

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