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first lady of hun peace 50 bc prince yituzhiyashi 2 other daughters huhanye of xiongnu empire , chanyu of xiongnu empire fujulei , chanyu file zhaojun , xvii sec . 02.jpg : periodo edo , kosumi morihage , wang wang zhaojun
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wang qiang -lrb- wang chiang ; 王牆 , also 王檣 and 王嬙 -rrb- , more commonly known by her stylistic name wang zhaojun -lrb- wang chao-chun ; 王昭君 -rrb- was known as one of the four beauties of ancient china .
born in baoping village , zigui county -lrb- in current hubei province -rrb- in the western han dynasty -lrb- 206 bc -- 8 ad -rrb- , she was sent by emperor yuan to marry the xiongnu chanyu -lrb- 呼韓邪 -rrb- in order to establish friendly relations with the han dynasty through marriage .
in the most prevalent version of the `` four beauties '' legend , it is said that wang zhaojun left her hometown on horseback on a bright autumn morning and began a journey northward .
along the way , the horse neighed , making zhaojun extremely sad and unable to control her emotions .
as she sat on the saddle , she began to play sorrowful melodies on a stringed instrument .
a flock of geese flying southward heard the music , saw the beautiful young woman riding the horse , immediately forgot to flap their wings , and fell to the ground .
from then on , zhaojun acquired the nickname `` fells geese '' or `` drops birds . ''
