Xi Shi (Hsi Shih; Chinese: 西施; pinyin: Xī Shī; Wade–Giles: Hsi1 Shih1, lit. '(Lady) Shi of the West'), also known as Xizi, sometimes named Shi Yiguang (施夷光), was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have lived in a small Yue village (in present-day Zhuji) toward the end of the Spring and Autumn period.
Xi Shi (Hsi Shih; Chinese: 西施; pinyin: Xī Shī; Wade–Giles: Hsi1 Shih1, lit. '(Lady) Shi of the West'), also known as Xizi, sometimes named Shi Yiguang (施夷光), was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have lived in a small Yue village (in present-day Zhuji) toward the end of the Spring and Autumn period.
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