Wang Zhaojun Wang Zhaojun (52 BC-85 BC), one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, was born in Zigui in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-24 DC). She was most renowned for the indispensable role she played in keeping good relations between her community and a neighboring nomadic Hun tribe --- Xiongnu. Stories and legends about Wang Zhaojun have been the popular subjects for literary creation as well as film and television.