Xi Shi

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:King_Fuchai_of_Wu
gptkb:King_Goujian_of_Yue
gptkbp:birthPlace Zhuji, Yue (now Zhejiang Province, China)
gptkbp:category Four Beauties of China
gptkbp:deathPlace unknown; various legends exist
gptkbp:era gptkb:Spring_and_Autumn_period
gptkbp:gender female
gptkbp:hasChineseName gptkb:西施
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Xi Shi
gptkbp:influenced symbol of feminine beauty in Chinese culture
gptkbp:knownFor one of the Four Beauties of ancient China
gptkbp:legacy subject of poems, operas, and artworks
gptkbp:legendaryBeauty described as so beautiful that fish would forget how to swim
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Records_of_the_Grand_Historian
Yue Jue Shu
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Chinese
gptkbp:notableEvent sent to Wu as part of a political strategy
gptkbp:occupation beauty
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Shi_Yiguang
gptkbp:partner Fan Li (according to some legends)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fan_Li
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6