Diao Chan, a native of Xinzhou, Shanxi, is the "closed moon" of the four beauties in ancient China. It is generally believed that "Diao Chan" is not her real name. In the Yuan Dynasty miscellaneous song "Lian Lian Ji", it is said that her real name is Ren Hongchang. Diao Chan lived around the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and her date of birth is unknown. Most of Diao Chan's deeds appear in storybooks, and were finally compiled and created into a complete image by Luo Guanzhong, the author of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Historical researchers dispute the authenticity of this figure.
Some official and unofficial histories claim that Diao Chan was Guan Yu’s concubine. The popular folk dramas extended the story of Diao Chan a little bit. In Guan Yu’s release of Diao Chan under the moon, Diao Chan was released by Guan Yu and ended up unknown. . In Guan Yu's Masked Killing of Diao Chan, he used Jiang Taigong's Masked Killing of Daji as a model and revealed the dangers of beauty. Guan Yu was afraid that his overwhelming appearance would bring chaos to the world.
Scholar Zhou Shiqi discovered that during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, an astrology book, "Kaiyuan Zhan Jing", Volume 33, mentioned the record of "Diao Chan" in the history book "Hanshu Tongzhi". "Hanshu Tongzhi" records: "Cao Cao didn't succeed, so he first lured Dong Zhuo and entered Diaochan to confuse his king." However, the book "Hanshu Tongzhi" has been lost.
Scholar Mr. Meng Fanren’s research: Diao Chan, surnamed Ren, nicknamed Hongchang, was born in Mu’er Village, Jiuyuan County, Bingzhou County. At the age of fifteen, he was elected to the palace and was in charge of the Diao Chan worn by the courtiers (an official of the Han Dynasty). (hat ornaments) crown, since then changed its name to Diao Chan. At the end of the Han Dynasty, a storm broke out in the court. Diao Chan came out of the palace and was adopted as an adopted daughter by King Situ. Also researched: Diao Chan’s hometown is in Muzhi Village, three kilometers southeast of Xinzhou City, on the way from Taiyuan or Xinzhou to Yuwang Cave. Further evidence: Diao Chan was born in Lintao County, Gansu Province, hence Didao Prefecture. Ben was from the same hometown as Dong Zhuo, so he was instructed by Situ Wang Yun to take the opportunity to get close to Dong Zhuo.
In fact, the so-called Muzhi Village and Fungus Village are the same village, and they were called in different periods. There is a saying among the people in Xinzhou that there are no good men in Dingxiang and there are no good women in Xinzhou. That is to say, Diaochan is from Xinzhou, and Dingxiang is the hometown of Lu Bu. One of them is brave and the other is as beautiful as a flower. They occupy Xinzhou and Dingxiang. The Feng Shui of Xiang two places is a major historical event that only two people came out in thousands of years. Diao Chan's tomb is still there in Xinzhou, and tourists flock to express their admiration for this unlucky beauty.
In addition, there are also Lintao theory and Mizhi theory about Diao Chan’s hometown.