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Goddess of Plum Blossom – Princess Shouyang


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Princess Shouyang, the daughter of Emperor Wu in the Nan Dynasty’s Song Era, was a plum blossom lover.

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On lunar January 7th, when she slept beneath a tree, a plum blossom fell on her forehead, leaving a floral imprint. With the imprint, she looked much more beautiful. Soon, all the ladies followed her to paste plum blossom shaped ornaments on their foreheads. It was then called Plum Blossom Makeup.

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Hence, Princess Shouyang was crowned Goddess of Plum Blossom and lunar January 7th was regarded as the birthday of plum blossoms.

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  1. #1 by Anonymous on May 18, 2009 - 7:36 pm

    kool thanks for the infomation i am now goin to do a project on her thanks

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  2. #2 by carly on May 18, 2009 - 7:38 pm

    its me again my name is carly thanks sooo much i also love plum blossoms lol thank you

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  3. #3 by sharon on June 16, 2009 - 8:11 am

    :) dear, it’s my pleasure!

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