Wu Zetian was very beautiful and at the age of 14 she became Emperor Taizong's concubine, which during that time was like winning a beauty contest.

Was Wu Zetian a good empress?

A strong, charismatic, cunning, vengeful, ambitious and well-educated woman who enjoyed the absolute interest of her husband, Empress Wu was the most powerful and influential woman at court during a period when the Tang Empire was at the peak of its glory.

What does Empress Wu look like?

According to ancient records, Wu Zetian had big eyes, a long neck, a big face and a square forehead. ... Moreover, maybe Wu Zetian was a woman who had a face similar to a man's, as the Tang Dynasty regarded chubbiness as a standard of beauty and feminine temperament was not popular then.