"Yue Rong Bian" is a short note describing the aesthetic taste of boudoir life in the late Ming Dynasty. It includes chapters such as "Xiao Yin", "Love", "Following the Fate", "Renovation", "Fate Decoration", "Selecting Attendants", "Elegant Offering", "Bo Gu", "Searching for the Truth", "Timely", "Meeting with Couples", "Borrowing Capital", "Recruiting for Yin", and "Daguan". The author extends the meaning of the idiom "women want to please their appearance", reveals the pursuit of beauty by maids and ladies in feudal society in terms of garden home, furnishings, clothing, manners, and quality, and reflects the cultural life of the upper class in the late Ming Dynasty. "Yue Rong Bian" is short in length, and the extant editions are all collected in the series. For example, in the Ming Dynasty, there were the "A Brief History of Pillow Letters" edited by Min Yuchen, the "Secrets in the Pillow" edited by Wei Yong, the "Kuaishu" edited by Min Jingxian, and the "History of the Green Window Girl" edited by Qin Huai Yuke; in the Qing Dynasty, There are Zhang Chao's "Zhao Dai Cong Shu" edition, Gu Yuan's "Yiwan Bi Cun" edition, Guan Tingfen's "Sheng Hua Guan" edition and Zhi Chong Emperor (Zhang Yanhua)'s "Xiang Yan Series" edition.
Reader comments
The women's pursuit of beauty mentioned in the book reminds me that nowadays we also pay great attention to appearance. However, the book also says that what is really important is to let things happen, just like meeting a friend, and there is no need to deliberately pursue perfection. Moreover, every woman has her own unique beauty, just like the various beauties mentioned in the book, each with its own merits. This makes me think that we should cherish our own uniqueness and not always envy others. All in all, this book made me think about beauty in a new way.
The women's pursuit of beauty mentioned in the book reminds me that nowadays we also pay great attention to appearance. However, the book also says that what is really important is to let things happen, just like meeting a friend, and there is no need to deliberately pursue perfection. Moreover, every woman has her own unique beauty, just like the various beauties mentioned in the book, each with its own merits. This makes me think that we should cherish our own uniqueness and not always envy others. All in all, this book made me think about beauty in a new way.