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Cold knowledge 2 - The earliest "pseudo-lady" turned out to be an emperor

I think everyone has heard of the two-dimensional culture, all kinds of cosplay (role play), the word "pseudo-girl" and her dress I think everyone is not unfamiliar.

In the Wei and Jin dynasties, men had to look like beautiful women to be praised, and soft and gentle female beauty was the standard for beautiful men. So in that period, everyone was going to the route of "pseudo-mothers". Familiar examples: the literary artist Cao Zhi at that time, the beautiful man Pan An, the calligrapher Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and others were almost all lovers of male and female clothing.

Cold knowledge 2 - The earliest "pseudo-lady" turned out to be an emperor

But the earliest must be Cao Rui, the Wei Ming Emperor during the Wei and Jin dynasties. He was the son of Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei. His mother, Zhen Mi, is outstandingly beautiful. After he took the throne, he wanted the painter to paint a portrait of his mother, but the painter had never seen his mother, so he asked him to dress as a woman to restore Zhen Mi's beauty.

Cold knowledge 2 - The earliest "pseudo-lady" turned out to be an emperor

As the saying goes, "women's clothing has only zero and countless times". He then fell in love with women's clothing. In the ancient book "Jinshu Public Service History", Cao Rui liked women's ornaments and replaced the real white jade beads on the clothes with coral beads.

Cold knowledge 2 - The earliest "pseudo-lady" turned out to be an emperor

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