Wang Zhaojun, styled Qiang, was selected into the court in the
reign of the Yuan Emperor in the Western Han Dynasty. She
volunteered to be a peace envoy through her marriage to Huhanye
Chanyu (king of the Xiongnu in ancient China) and became Ninghu
Yanshi (Yanshi, the legal wife of Xiongnu's King).
Wang made contributions to further develop and strengthen
friendly ties between the Han and Xiongnu. She was favored by
various nations and her name will be remembered forever. Therefore,
Zhaojun Coming out of the North Frontier has become a story of
national unity and the common development of various nations. It is
said that when Zhaojun died, farmers and herdsmen from the pass and
beyond attended her funeral. They carried earth with their clothes
and thus built the tomb of Zhaojun.
