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Chinese Beauty Standards
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Chinese Beauty Standards
Skinny
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Shòu
Prominent collar bones, thigh gaps, thin wrists
In earlier Chinese history, this was not the standard.
Arwen Chu
Jackie Wang
Why is it toxic?
Unhealthy
Promotes weight bias and unnatural clothing sizes
Creates insecurities
Square Shoulders
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Zhíjiǎo jiān
Smooth and straigh shoulders that create a "right angle"
Aegyo sal (eye bags) and Double eyelids
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Wò Cán (aegyo sal)/
Shuāng yǎnpí (double eyelids)
Posture
Many cosmetic surgeries are conducted a year to maintain this beauty standard as they show youth and alertness
Having smooth straight shoulders give the appearence of good posture and youth.
Swan Neck
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Tiān'é jǐng
Pale/Light Skin
Emphasizing a slender and long neck
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Being pale can over-look 3 faults
Yī bái zhē sān chǒu
Significance
A swan-like neck promotes the idea of youth by showing off the soft and smooth quality of the skin. (The lack of wrinkles that betray age).
It also gives a sense of elegance
Origins
The wealthy could afford to stay inside and be shielded from the sun and its tanning effects while the poor had to work under the sun.