摘要
In his ballad "Flowers and Jade Trees in the Back Courtyard,w Chen Shubao, the corrupt last emperor of the Northern and Southern dynasties (420 - 589), boasted that his concubines'“new garments and good looks could fell a city”(新装艳质本倾城). But according to folk wisdom, the clothing (装,zhuang) played a bigger role than the person. As expressed by the Chinese proverb,"[Appearance is] 30 percent looks and 70 percent adornment"(三分靠长相,七分靠打扮).
