When she became popular as Concubine Yang, she said "beauty does not need to be defined"

　　Experience the block to restore the life of the Tang Dynasty will design more cultural and creative surrounding Han culture in the future

　　face of youth

　　Wang Yu

　　Occupation: Dim Sum shop owner

　　her story

　　Tang style theme block

　　Playing the role of Concubine Yang became popular

　　Recently, in the "Twelve Hours of Chang'an" in the Tangfeng Shijing Life Experience Street in Xi'an, Shaanxi, a 200-pound girl Wang Yu who plays Yang Guifei has attracted much attention.

She said: "My headgear is very heavy. After eight or nine hours a day, my scalp is numb, but I love this job. No matter how hard or tired it is, it's worth it."

　　unexpectedly popular

　　"Netizens came to take pictures with me"

　　Recently, in the "Twelve Hours of Chang'an" in the Tangfeng market life experience block in Xi'an, a girl who played the role of Yang Guifei was filmed by netizens when she was doing makeup, and then received widespread attention.

In the video, she is dressed in gorgeous Hanfu and has an elegant posture, which matches the background of the quaint Chang'an neighborhood, and has a Tang-style charm.

　　Wang Yu, who played Concubine Yang in the video, told the Beijing Youth Daily that since her role as Concubine Yang became popular, many tourists come to the scenic spot to take photos with her every day.

"I'm really happy to be recognized and loved by everyone. Since May 1st, netizens from all over the country have come to take pictures with me. Sometimes I'm 'caught' by netizens on my way home after get off work at night and asked to take a group photo."

　　When performing as Yang Guifei, Wang Yu will also interact with the tourists, and she also enjoys the process very much.

"I will often change the scene and way of interacting with the fans. For example, at first I just took photos with the fans, but recently I will use a golden brush to write something like 'Ruyi', 'Peace', 'Longevity', etc. on the back of the fans' hands. Auspicious words, I hope to send these beautiful blessings to every tourist who comes to the twelve-hour block of Chang'an."

　　Wang Yu told the Beiqing Daily reporter that she works about 9 hours a day. In addition, she spends at least 3 hours alone every morning doing makeup, hair and clothing. "In order to show everyone a delicate Tang Dynasty person as much as possible. It looks like I spend three or four hours a day dressing up, so what everyone sees is not me who became popular because of luck, and for this simple role, I gave all the effort I could."

　　In the dress of Concubine Yang, played by Wang Yu, the huge headdress can be described as a lot of effort.

"Concubine Yang's headgear needs a lot of wigs to hold it up, so it's very heavy, and my scalp is numb after working every day." Wang Yu said, "Many fans are waiting for me, so I don't have much time to eat. It’s actually very tiring after a day’s work.”

　　Whether it's cumbersome dressing before going to work or exhaustion after work, Wang Yu doesn't take these things seriously. She only knows that she is full of heart every day.

"No job in this world is easy. I don't think the job is so hard, I think it's all worth it, I love this job, so I'm willing to sacrifice for it."

　　behind the scenes

　　Watch the video for self-learning makeup, hair and clothing matching

　　In fact, the bright, calm and elegant "Concubine Yang Guifei" in the scenic spot used to be a novice in Hanfu. She relied on countless nights of staying up late to study and early mornings with painstaking efforts to dress up in exchange for today's attention.

　　In the winter of 2019, Wang Yu put on Hanfu for the first time.

"Many friends said that I was fat and cute, and suggested that I buy a set of Hanfu to try. Some people also said that I was the real version of Yang Guifei, so I also named myself 'Yang Guifei'." Wang Yu was also a little surprised when he put on Hanfu in the mirror and dressed himself delicately, "I feel a new look, I am very happy."

　　That day, she and her friends went for a walk around the city wall of Xi'an. Wang Yu remembered that many tourists from other places also came to surround her and praised her for her cuteness.

The first time he wore Hanfu, he received so many responses. Since then, Wang Yu fell in love with Hanfu and began to study and study related makeup, headdress and clothing selection and matching.

"I mostly learn from professional video tutorials or clips of ancient costume TV series, or even a certain beautiful dance clip. Before, I was a person who couldn't even comb my hair together, and it was only the hair that was dressed up by Concubine Yang Guifei. I just taught myself from the video for three days." Wang Yu said, "I think people should never give up on themselves. You may think that hard work and effort are meaningless for many things, but the road and time in the future will tell you that everything It's all meaningful. There's no success in this world for no reason."

　　Respond to questions

　　'Not by being obese'

　　Regarding this inadvertent popularity, Wang Yu said: "I didn't feel that I was popular. Before that, I had attracted much attention because of my special appearance." A reporter from Beiqing Daily learned that the 28-year-old girl in Xi'an, An art major, she has been engaged in design work related to the Tang Dynasty dim sum culture since graduation.

Only about a year after she started working, her body was diagnosed with a disease. After more than 4 years, in order to treat her disease, she had to take many kinds of drugs containing hormones. In this way, her weight also changed from the original 130 pounds. It has grown to nearly 200 pounds now.

During this period, in order to condition her body and maintain a healthy state, she tried exercising, eating fat-reducing meals, and trying to control her calorie intake, but with little success.

　　Last year, she changed her treatment regimen at the advice of a doctor, and has since stopped taking hormonal drugs.

"I was originally an optimist. Although there are few moments of depression in my life, I also feel inferior because of my weight when I occasionally take medicine." Wang Yu said that during those difficult times, it was the persuasion and cooperation of friends and family members. Encouragement helped her to gradually overcome her body anxiety and slowly accept her appearance.

　　A reporter from Beiqing Daily noticed that since Wang Yu played Concubine Yang Guifei into the public eye, many netizens have sent good wishes to this confident and special girl.

But at the same time, some netizens questioned Wang Yu's weight. Some people pointed out, "Yang Guifei is plump, not fat." In response to this, Wang Yu responded in an interview with a reporter from Beiqing Daily that the beauty of a girl is never needs to be defined.

Many people don't know the reason for her obesity, nor her experience. Moreover, she took the stage name "Yang Guifei" with an attitude of entertainment, hoping that her performance can convey happiness.

Regarding the doubts on the Internet, Wang Yu said that she did not have time to look at it, "I don't think it is necessary to care about what they said, and there is no need to pick words. There are so many people who love me and like me, stay with you. Those around you who love you will not only pay attention to whether you look good or not, just like the friends around me, they all understand my difficulties and burdens, so they will only appreciate your inner and character, and they will only encourage you. I Live positively for them."

　　Regarding her appearance and weight, Wang Yu said that she knows the importance of health to people, and she also insists on exercising and eating healthy.

"I hope that when people think of me in the future, they will remember that I am a person who spreads traditional culture and health concepts, not just a concubine Yang Guifei who is attractive because of her obesity. I hope everyone can have a healthy body."

　　Along the way, Wang Yu said that his mother was very helpful to him.

"She gave me meticulous care in all aspects of life. She gave me medicine every morning and night, and she would try any plan that might improve my condition." Wang Yu said that her job has no holidays, and she is so busy that she has no time. Eating is the norm. In order to take care of her daily life, her mother naturally became her assistant in life.

"Mom has been busy by my side recently. There are many people in the scenic spot and the atmosphere is strong. She can be a little happier when she travels with me every day."

　　The original intention of the performance

　　Restore the exquisite life of the Tang Dynasty

　　In the "Twelve Hours of Chang'an" in the Tangfeng market life experience block, Wang Yu's daily work is mainly to do some "elegant things" to show tourists the exquisite life of the Tang Dynasty, including the making of dim sum, fried tea and other performances in the Tang Dynasty.

At the same time, Wang Yu also runs his own Tang Dynasty dim sum cultural shop in Xi'an Tangfeng Market Life Experience Street.

Wang Yu said with a smile that recently, her work focus has completely shifted to the twelve o'clock performance in Chang'an, including taking pictures with fans.

　　Wang Yu believes that the most difficult aspects of playing Concubine Yang are the piano, chess and dance.

"I'm studying art, and calligraphy and painting can be well displayed, but I haven't had any contact with dance and chess before, and I will pay attention to research in future roles." Seeing her popularity on the Internet, Wang Yu's friend once said that she I finally got through. "The products I made before have not been noticed by everyone. This time I played Yang Guifei not only to promote the scenic spot, but also to attract attention for the products I designed. The two complement each other."

　　Wang Yu believes that her original intention of playing Concubine Yang is to bring happiness to everyone and spread traditional culture better.

What she shows from her is not only a self-confidence endowed by public recognition, but also a strong cultural self-confidence.

"Hanfu is not mine, and the culture of Hanfu is not mine, nor is it a simple Chang'an city, but the whole of China." Wang Yu firmly said that Chinese people must have cultural self-confidence, "Chang'an city is in Back then, it was the first city with a population of over one million. To live here, we must love this land, and we should have the responsibility for inheritance and absolute confidence in terms of culture.”

　　Regarding future career planning, Wang Yu told the Beiqing Daily reporter that Tangfeng Shijing Life Experience Block will always be open, and she will always do cultural publicity here, "Why is Hanfu accepted by many people now, especially if it can be accepted by many generations? It is accepted by a generation of young people because there are always people promoting this self-confidence, I want to do it, I must do it." At the same time, Wang Yu said that in the future, she will often hold some cultural activities with others. Research and development of cultural products, "In the future, I hope that I can be closer to the character of Yang Guifei, and I also hope to make better cultural and creative products around Chinese culture." Article / reporter Wang Jingyi