Women have always been a vulnerable group in ancient China, but even such weak women can turn things around sometimes. The term beauty is a curse, and there are many men begging for a confidante.
The book is titled "The Passing of Beauty" to commemorate these women who have walked through Chinese history. Whether beauties are confidants or troubles, they all have their own value.
In fact, men create women, and women also influence men. China has been in China for five thousand years, and how many beauties have remained in history. The answer is very few, but it is precisely because of their existence that China exists. Perhaps only in the court can they leave legends in Chinese history. How many people in ancient and modern China have commented on their merits and demerits at will, but how many people can remember that they are just poor women. They are confidants or troubles just because of their different choices, each of them has different pursuits, or they are just for survival.