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The top four Beauties of ancient China | Chinese Painting Blog

In chronological order, they are: 

★   Xi Shi (c. 7th to 6th century BC, Spring and Autumn Period), said to be so entrancingly beautiful that fish would forget how to swim and sink below the surface when seeing her reflection in the water.  

★  Wang Zhaojun (c. 1st century BC, Western Han Dynasty), said to be so beautiful that her appearance would entice birds in flight to fall from the sky.   

★ Diaochan (c. 3rd century, Late Eastern Han/Three Kingdoms period), said to be so luminously lovely that the moon itself would shy away in embarrassment when compared to her face.[3] Unlike the other Beauties, there is no evidence she actually existed.  

★  Yang Guifei (719-756, Tang Dynasty), said to have a face that puts all flowers to shame.