《 Shījīng 》 lǐ de 《 Shuòrén 》 xiě de jiùshì Zhuāng Jiāng de měi.
The ode 'A Stately Lady' in the Book of Songs is about the beauty of Zhuang Jiang.
Tips
usage
Noblewomen of the Zhou were named by a title plus their clan name: 庄 is her husband's posthumous title, and 姜 the clan of the rulers of 齐.
culture
The ode 《硕人》 compares her hands to soft shoots and her skin to 凝脂, and has the lines 巧笑倩兮，美目盼兮, 'her winning smile, her lovely eyes'. Tradition also makes her the voice of 《燕燕》, a farewell ode in the same book.
