Four Beauties

The Four Beauties (四大美人; pinyin: si4 da4 mei3 ren2) are four legendary ancient Chinese women, renowned for their beauty. They are, in chronological order:

• Xi Shi (c. seventh- to sixth-century BC, Spring and Autumn period)
• Wang Zhaojun (c. first-century BC, Western Han Dynasty period)
• Diao Chan (c. third-century, Three Kingdoms period)
• Yang Guifei (719-756, Tang Dynasty period)