Ian_Lee Posted December 15, 2004 at 02:27 AM Report Posted December 15, 2004 at 02:27 AM Who is the most well-known Uighur among Chinese? I guess it must be Princess Abakh Kohja, aka Xiang Fei (香妃) according to Qing history or the Fragrant Princess (香香公主) portrayed in the martial art novel "The Book and the Sword" (書劍恩仇录) written by Louis Cha (Jin Yong). Her grand tomb is still standing in Kashgar, Xinjiang: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/xinjiang/kashgar/hoja_tomb.htm According to the novel, Fragrant Princess had the best bodily odor: The longer she didn't take a bath, the more fragrance her body radiated! Quote
carlo Posted December 15, 2004 at 07:38 AM Report Posted December 15, 2004 at 07:38 AM Was she related to Josephine Bonaparte? Quote
Ian_Lee Posted December 15, 2004 at 08:47 PM Author Report Posted December 15, 2004 at 08:47 PM I guess Josephine had more kinds of perfume than XiangFei had! Quote
Catdiseased Posted December 15, 2004 at 09:43 PM Report Posted December 15, 2004 at 09:43 PM well, wouldn't want to try though ;) Quote
Ian_Lee Posted December 15, 2004 at 10:03 PM Author Report Posted December 15, 2004 at 10:03 PM It seems that in real life, Xiang Fei actually lived till her '50s. Adn there are also a lot of myths surrounding who she actually was and which is her real tomb. Read: http://www.sc.xinhuanet.com/content/2004-08/20/content_2719529.htm Quote
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