Throughout history, beauty was known more as someone with a physical appearance that was pleasing to the eye. Although beauty varies across cultures and regions, younger people, with symmetrical, average-looking features, well-proportioned bodies, and some combination of inner beauty and relatively youthfulness are considered beautiful. The more average your characteristics are for society, the more attractive you are. Charles Darwin's cousin, Francis Galton, was the first to notice this when he superimposed images of vegetarians and criminals to see if there were typical facial appearances for each. In doing so, he noticed that the superimposed faces were more attractive than the original photos. Western beliefs about beauty can be traced back to 570 BC, when the Pythagorean school saw a strong connection between mathematics and beauty, with people with proportions closer to the golden ratio deemed more attractive than those more far from the ratio. People with ideal features are known as classic beauties. Eastern ideals date back to 1 BC with Yang Yuhuan, Emperor Xuanzong's favorite concubine. Known for its plump but fit body, adept at the vigorous whirling dance of the nomads. While as Yan, Zhao Feiyan, wife of Emperor Chengdi, was said to be so thin that she could dance on the palm of her hand. Although beauty changes over time, there are 10 main aspects of a beautiful woman in ancient China: shiny black hair, hair loosely wrapped on the head to give a tall appearance, finely shaped black eyebrows. Large expressive eyes, red lips and white teeth (also an indicator of health, graceful fingers and arms, thin waist and fair skin, tiny feet and a light, elegant gait, dress accordingly and a fragrant body....... middle of paper ...... women, but as society has changed and women's roles become more and more important, we leave these stages, why don't we Can't we leave these old traditions like skin whitening products, for the past, and just accept our skin as it is and don't use products that might cause health problems to live up to it of these ideals Although culture and traditions have many faults, boredom is at least as much, if not more, responsible for vision Boredom makes people want to do something, like watch television or s. sit and eat, or even get a nose job in some countries. /19/beauty-ideals-around-the-world.htmlhttp://www.chinatoday.com.cn/English/p58.htmhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/01/mauritania -force-feeding-marriage http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3701576.ece