Mention the character Black Jade from the novel Dream of the Red Chamber and one thinks of a fragile beauty in an old illustration. Speak of Venus and it's the pleasing proportions of a nude statue.
提起林黛玉，每個中國人的腦海裡多會映起一幅弱柳扶風、可憐可愛的削肩美人圖；說到維納斯，也不難想見那賞心悅目、比例完美的女神雕像。