A glimpse of women's makeup in ancient China

Resources: Chinaculture.org Published: 2017/03/09

A colored portrait of a woman unearthed in an ancient tomb of Astana in Turpan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Cultural relics unearthed in ancient tombs in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region reveal women's makeup in ancient times. The findings, including silk paintings and beautiful women figurines, exhibit the makeup of the women living in the western regions in Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD) and Tang Dynasty (618AD-907AD).

A reproduced photo of an 18-year-old Loulan beauty in ancient times. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A reproduced image of mummy Xin Zhui, wife of prime minister of the Changsha Kingdom during the early Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD). The mummy was unearthed at Mawangdui Han Dynasty Tomb.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A Loulan female mummy. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A colored portrait of a woman in Tang Dynasty (618AD-907AD), left, and a sketch showing how a woman in Tang Dynasty (618AD-907AD) did makeup. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]