The Life of Yang Guifei

Name: The Life of Yang Guifei
Author: Li Xudong

杨贵妃传

by Li Xudong (李旭东)

Status: Completed
Length: 177k Words
Genre: Historical
Updated: 5y ago
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Yang Guifei (719–756), personal name Yuhuan, was the daughter of Yang Xuanyan. Yang Yuhuan was forthright and lively, skilled at singing and dancing, and well versed in music. Her extraordinary beauty made her famous throughout Luoyang. She was later named Princess of Shou and married into the imperial family. Yang Yuhuan and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang shared a deep appreciation for the arts, which blossomed into sincere love, and neither could break free from it. Later, under the pretext of praying for Empress Dowager Dou’s blessing, Yang Yuhuan was summoned to a Taoist temple in the palace, where she took the religious name Taizhen. In the first year of the Tianbao era (742), she was made a guifei. After the An Lushan Rebellion broke out, Emperor Xuanzong fled in haste. At Mawei Slope, a mutiny among the imperial guards led to Yang Yuhuan’s death. The famed consort was strangled in a Buddhist hall at the age of thirty-eight. Li Xudong holds a master’s degree in accounting and is a contracted writer, screenwriter, and member of the China Society of Fiction, the China Society of Music Literature, and the Recording Arts and Disc Society of the Chinese Musicians Association. Born in the land of Yanzhao, he is no hero given to impassioned songs of sorrow. Now living in the capital, he has no ties to power and influence. Though he lives in a city, he enjoys finding pleasure in dry, dull history books; surrounded by prosperity, he delights in finding himself in words that others might find tedious. His representative works include Change of Office, The Tang in Chaos, and The Tang Empire on a Knife’s Edge. He has won first prize in the prose category at the China Prose Writers Forum and second prize in the screenplay competition at the Fourth Tianjin Youth Film Festival.

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The clues of the article are clear, the theme is prominent, and it closely revolves around... The poetic language at the beginning and end of the article is full of imagination and rhythmic beauty, making people want to read it, love reading it, and can't bear to put it down. The article is detailed, well-organized, and the content is vivid and concrete. It is a good work.
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Who is more important, power or truth? Some people leave behind what they have and chase what is elusive, and end up with nothing. Human hearts are so small that they can only hold the people they love.
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Reveal the charm of the plot, depict the characters vividly, and provide detailed commentary. It is based on true feelings and embellished with unique insights to make readers intoxicated and leave a deep impression.
7 likes2y ago
I think this book "The Biography of Concubine Yang" is very good! The author described Yang Guifei's life very vividly, making me seem to see a real Yang Guifei. Although she was born into a famous family, her fate was very rough. I thought of a friend of mine who went through a lot of difficulties to get where he is today. This book made me cherish my current life more, and also made me understand that no matter what difficulties we encounter, we must face life with strength like Concubine Yang. I recommend you to read this book, I believe you will also have many feelings.
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History is always charming, so similar, so cruel. Compared with history, a person is really small! The term "beauties bring disaster" is wrong to begin with. Concubine Yang is just a little girl. What can she do? It's all about survival, why is Concubine Yang a disaster, while the prince and grandson are an act of justice?
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God is always fair. If you want to wear the crown, you must endure the same pain. There is no family affection in the imperial family, only the struggle for rights that weighs the pros and cons...
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