preface
If we talk about the great northwest of our country, then we will definitely think of such a province, his name is Gansu.
Gansu this province has a particularly important role in ancient times, because it is one of the hub cities connecting the Silk Road, and on this road also bred a lot of civilization, to our current society, we can still see that Dunhuang in Gansu retains the most complete tradition of mural painting in ancient times, what is mural painting?
As the name suggests, it is a painting painted on the wall, these paintings are always accompanied by a fresh and unworldly way of expression, in which the characters are mainly gods such as flying heavens, but also express the ancient people's yearning for a better life, as well as the vision of the gods, in addition to these historical figures, the murals will also record some stories that were widely spread at that time.
And because Dunhuang is a place in ancient times, the geographical location is very special, because it borders other countries, so through the murals, we can also see the exotic style, to the current society, the murals have become the material cultural heritage of our country.
Zhaojun's treatment
We all know that Wang Zhaojun was one of the four beauties of our country in ancient times, and in that dynasty at that time, the Han Dynasty was surrounded by some Xiongnu, these people did not have a fixed life, they were all scattered soldiers and warriors gathered by some nationalities.
They always came in groups, doing some things of burning and looting, robbing the resources and property of the people in the Central Plains at that time, but the emperor of the Han Dynasty at that time was very tolerant of them, and wanted to use marriage to impress them, which in the blink of an eye achieved a story in our ancient history, that is, Wang Zhaojun came out of the plug.
At that time, our country wanted to select a woman from within the country to become a tool for marriage with the chief of the Xiongnu, so as to play a role in stabilizing the Xiongnu, so as to maintain the territorial integrity of the Han Dynasty on the basis of the least cost. So at that time, some women were selected from our country.
But at that time, many women were reluctant to be the tool of this marriage, because in their view, to marry was to send themselves to the wolf's den, and who would want to marry a barbarian who had no culture?
But the woman who was finally sent to marry was Wang Zhaojun, the most beautiful woman in the Han Dynasty. It was precisely because Wang Zhaojun was unwilling to become inflamed and did not pay bribes like the painter at that time, so the painter painted her as strange and ugly, which was just in line with the mind of the emperor at that time, and when he saw Wang Zhaojun's portrait, he felt that it was also excellent to marry such a woman to the Xiongnu. So in this way, the great beauty of the time was mistakenly given to the Xiongnu.
But was Wang Zhaojun's life really good inside the Xiongnu? When we look at some of the murals unearthed in Dunhuang, we can see what Wang Zhaojun's position in the Xiongnu at that time was like.
First of all, Wang Zhaojun, as a woman who had married from the Han Dynasty, must be the treasure in the hands of the Xiongnu, because they had never seen such a beautiful and dignified woman, gentle and elegant, and the gentle atmosphere between the demeanors was revealed, so Wang Zhaojun was very popular inside the Xiongnu at that time, and the Xiongnu leaders at that time also liked her very much.
Even in the dunhuang murals, there is a scene depicted, that is, after the death of Wang Zhaojun, the Xiongnu at that time, in order to express their respect to Wang Zhaojun, danced a self-mutilation dance in front of Wang Zhaojun, which itself was used by the Xiongnu to pay tribute to the people they respected the most, because the scene of this dance was very bloody, and many Xiongnu would cut off their ears and fingers while dancing, and even insert a knife into their hearts.
And Wang Zhaojun could have received such a courtesy at that time, and he didn't know whether he should be happy or sad, but no matter what? One thing is certain, that is, the character of Wang Zhaojun must have been of great significance in the minds of the Xiongnu. Although Wang Zhaojun himself did not like life there, in the eyes of the Xiongnu, Wang Zhaojun brought hope to their lives.
So we will feel very sad when we look at Wang Zhaojun's life, because it is such a beautiful and generous woman who has fallen out, but she can only be forced to die in the territory of the Xiongnu, although Wang Zhaojun has been liked and recognized by the Xiongnu, but this is just a means of self-protection that Wang Zhaojun chose in order to survive in that environment at that time, Wang Zhaojun's own life and experience is still very miserable, and it is also worthy of our sympathy.
But she is still a woman worthy of our praise, because it is the existence of Wang Zhaojun, so the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty at that time maintained a balance, Wang Zhaojun is the most important weight in this balance, she played the opportunity to be brought by the people of the country at that time to bring a long period of peaceful and stable development, it can also be said that she made great contributions to the Han Dynasty at that time. But equally, she is a victim of politics.