Daji (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Daji was a favorite concubine of King Zhou of Shang, the last king of the Shang Dynasty in ancient China. She is a classic example of how a beauty causes the downfall of an empire/dynasty in Chinese culture. She is portrayed as an evil fox spirit in the Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi. Daji was from a noble family called Su from the state of Yousu . Hence, she was also known as "Su Daji" since her family name was "Su." In 1047 BC, King Zhou of Shang conquered Yousu and took Daji as his prize. King Zhou became extremely obsessed and infatuated with Daji and started to neglect state affairs in order to keep her company. He used any means necessary to ingratiate himself with her and to please her.