First place, Pan An
“Looks like Pan An” can be said to be the highest compliment for a man’s appearance. Pan An, formerly known as Pan Yue, was a famous writer in the Western Jin Dynasty and was known as the most beautiful man in ancient China. He was born in a Confucian family and traveled to Henan, Shandong and Hebei as an official with his father since childhood. He studied at Luoyang Imperial College when he was young, and entered the official career in his twenties. Pan An went out to play in a car. When the women saw him, they threw fruits on his car to show their love. So when Pan An comes home, he always comes back with a full load. This is the origin of the allusion of "throwing a fruitful car". The ugly queen Jia Nanfeng at that time, in order to achieve the goal of monopolizing the government, murdered the prince, and asked him to copy an article while the prince was drunk. Pan An was then ordered to rewrite it into an article intended to treason. As a result, during the Eight Kings Rebellion, Sima Lun launched a mutiny and entered the palace to kill Empress Jia. Pan An was also killed in Luoyang at the age of 53 because of his involvement. A generation of handsome men ended up with their heads and bodies missing because they were on the wrong team.
Second, Gao Changgong, King of Lanling
Gao Changgong, King of Lanling, is the prince of Northern Qi. His beauty has been described in many books. "Book of Northern Qi" and "History of the North" say that he has a "soft appearance, strong heart, and beautiful voice and appearance"; "Lanling Monument of King Zhongwu" says that he has a "cheerful demeanor, "The instrument is colorful and clear"; "Old Tang Book·Music Chronicle" also said that he was "talented and beautiful". Due to his mother's humble status, King Lanling has always kept a low profile. During the war years, young men from royal and aristocratic families all had to go to the battlefield. The Gao family were generally handsome and gentle, but lacked the ability to intimidate on the battlefield. Therefore, King Lanling ordered people to make ferocious masks and wear them on their faces every time they went to war. King Lanling was both wise and brave, and made great achievements on the battlefield. Because he cherished his soldiers, he had a high prestige in the army. King Lanling was ultimately destroyed by his own perfection, and the beauty of the forest will be destroyed by the wind. In the end, he was hated by Empress Gao Wei of the Northern Qi Dynasty because of his great achievements and was killed in 573.
Third place, Song Yu
Song Yu is a disciple of Qu Yuan of Chu State, one of the representatives of Chu Ci, a former official of Chu State, and a famous romantic talent in Chu State. His works include "Feng Fu", "Gaotang Fu", "Goddess Fu", "Deng Tuzi Lustful Fu", "Asking the King of Chu", etc. The famous "Ode to the Goddess" describes the story of the love between man and God. It was often adapted in later generations and appeared on the drama stage. Although Song Yu is not as famous as his teacher Qu Yuan, he has also achieved a lot as his successor. Song Yu's works are delicate and workmanlike, mostly embodying emotion and scenery, and are considered by later generations to serve as a link between Chu Ci and Han Fu. Song Yu and Qu Yuan are both called "Qu Song", which shows their status in literary history. Famous allusions in history such as "Song Yu's East Wall", "Lower Riba People", "White Snow in Spring", "Qu Gao and few" are all from Song Yu's works. In 222 BC, the state of Qin destroyed Chu, and Song Yu died for the country at the age of about seventy-six.
The fourth place, Wei Jie
Wei Jie is known as the most beautiful man in the Jin Dynasty. Born in the seventh year of Taikang (286 AD) of Emperor Wu of the Western Jin Dynasty, his father Wei Heng was a famous calligrapher and served as Shangshu Lang in the Western Jin Dynasty. Legend has it that Wei Jie was as beautiful as a celestial being, and everyone paid no price to take a look at him. The incredible incident of "watching and killing Wei Jie" has been recorded in books such as "Book of Jin·Biography of Wei Jie" and "Shishuo Xinyu". Wei Jie has a delicate body, showing a kind of morbid beauty. Every time Wei Jie goes out, the streets are often crowded with onlookers, blocking the road. Wei Jie, who was deeply disturbed by this, moved to the capital Jiankang. Unexpectedly, the audience here became even more crazy, often crowding three floors inside and three outside. In the end, Wei Jie, who was already in poor health, was exhausted physically and mentally, and died of illness. Only 27 years old.
In fact, according to popular saying, there are not only four beautiful men. The most common ones are these two: first, Pan An, Song Yu, King Lanling, and Wei Jie; second, Pan An, Song Yu, Lanling Wang, Ji Kang.
The last one, Ji Kang
Ji Kang, whose courtesy name is Shuye, is the leader of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove", a famous thinker in the late Wei Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, and a famous writer in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. , a poet, proficient in metaphysics and music, with an unusually handsome appearance, "dragon and phoenix posture, natural nature". Historically, Ji Kang was said to be "seven feet eight inches tall and very graceful." When someone saw Ji Kang going into the mountains to collect medicine, he was actually thought to be an immortal descending to earth, which shows his extraordinary grace and grace. Ji Kang was loyal to Cao Wei and refused Sima Zhao's attempts to win over him many times. In 262 AD, the powerful Sima Zhao ordered Ji Kang to be executed. Before the execution, Ji Kang played a legendary long-lost "Guangling San" and lamented that "Guangling San has become extinct from now on." He calmly led the way and killed him. He was only thirty-nine years old at the time.