Use AI to redraw the faces of famous figures around the world

What will famous beauties like Duong Quy Phi and Vo Tac Thien look like after having their appearances restored by AI?

We, the descendants, only know famous people in history through descriptions in books or paintings. Are they as described? This is also a question of many people. Luckily, today, technology has developed very strongly. Using AI to redraw the faces of Lao Tzu, Confucius, Duong Quy Phi or Vo Tac Thien . is no longer difficult.

Recently, Chinese experts have used artificial intelligence (AI) to simulate the appearance of these famous figures. The results they received surprised many people.

1. Fuxi

In Chinese culture, Fu Xi is a big figure because the Chinese consider him the founder of Chinese civilization. He is credited with inventing writing, fishing, and animal trapping. He is also famous for many books on translation.

Phuc Xi was redrawn by AI as a king with a solemn demeanor. (Photo: Sohu)

In terms of appearance, he is often described as having the body of a dragon with a human head, or the body of a snake with a human head. In later generations, he was called Dragon To. However, AI believes that Phuc Hy is also a human. Through AI's drawings, Phuc Hy is an old man with long hair and beard, a stern but charismatic face.

2. Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu (c. 500 BC) was a Chinese philosopher credited with founding the philosophical system of Taoism. It can be said that he is on par with Confucius and some other thinkers in the history of ancient Chinese philosophy.

The AI ​​that recreates Lao Tzu's face is extremely friendly. (Photo: Sohu)

Lao Tzu is described with details such as: Born to laugh; His mother was pregnant with him for 70 years before giving birth to him, so at birth his hair was white. Artificial intelligence also believes that Lao Tzu is an extremely friendly old man with a permanent smile on his face. He also has long white hair and beard.

3. Confucius

Anyone who has ever known Confucianism is certainly not unfamiliar with the name Confucius. Confucius was China's most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, whose ideas had a profound influence on the civilization of China and other East Asian countries.

Confucius was redrawn by AI with a gentle appearance, exuding the brilliance of a philosopher. (Photo: Sohu)

Chuang Tzu (369 BC - 286 BC), a prominent philosopher of the Warring States period, described Confucius as follows:  "Long on top but short on the bottom, hunchback and ears tilted back". These records show that Confucius had an unbalanced body, his back was longer than his legs, his gait was not straight, and his ears stuck back. "Historical records - Confucius family" has written:  "The head is born and the top is born". "Vu peak" here is understood to mean that Confucius's head is concave in the middle and raised around it.

Tuan Tu recorded: "The face of Trong Ni looks like a dream". "Dream Khi" are ancient statues used to ward off demons and exorcism. They have square faces, messy hair, and are extremely hideous. However, AI thought that Confucius was an old man with a gentle appearance, exuding the wisdom of a brilliant philosopher.

4. Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian in the Ming Dynasty painting has features quite similar to that of a man. (Photo: Sohu)

Wu Zetian is often known as Wu My Nuong, she is the only female Emperor in Chinese history. The most popular portrait of the Queen is the painting of her wearing a phoenix hat. But in fact, the above work appeared in 1498 during the Ming Dynasty, so most of the lines on Wu Zetian's face are imaginary.

Under AI's drawing, Vo Ze Thien has a beautiful face, white skin, and red lips. (Photo: Sohu)

According to the description in history books, Emperor Ly The Dan heard that Vo Thi was famous for being beautiful, so he summoned Vo Thi to the palace and appointed him a Talent. After that, Crown Prince Ly Tri, because he was infatuated with her, disregarded the mandarins' dissuasion and promoted her to a position of honor, a very high title in the royal concubine ranks. Unfortunately because of this mistake of his, Wu Zetian then usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

Under AI's drawing, Wu Zetian has a much more elegant face than the Ming Dynasty paintings. She had white skin, red lips, and a beautiful appearance according to Tang Dynasty standards.

5. Duong Quy Phi

The painting depicts the beauty of Duong Quy Phi drawn by ancient people. (Photo: Sohu)

Duong Quy Phi (719-756) - the most favored concubine of Emperor Xuanzong (Duong Minh Hoang) - was one of the four great beauties of ancient China. Duong Quy Phi is so beautiful that every time she looks at the flowers, they wither with shame (Tu Hoa). According to history books, Duong Quy Phi had a beautiful appearance. According to the aesthetic standards of the Tang Dynasty, Duong Quy Phi was a beauty.

King Huyen Tong's favor for Duong Quy Phi is considered a factor in the decline of the Tang Dynasty. Because the king was so engrossed in alcohol, he neglected the government and spent so much that he lost the entire country to others.

AI has redrawn the beautiful portrait of Duong Quy Phi. (Photo: Sohu).

Based on an ancient painting depicting the portrait of this concubine combined with descriptions in historical books, artificial intelligence (AI) has created a Duong Quy Phi with a beauty that can make people fall in love. The features on her face are small and delicate. Duong Quy Phi has pinkish white skin, square eyes, a high nose and extremely pretty lips. With such beauty, it's no wonder that Duong Huyen Tong has been his exclusive pet for 11 years.

6. Cang Jie

Cang Jie is a Chinese mythological character, revered as the god of Chinese writing. In the Xunzi of the Qin dynasty, there is a saying: "There are many people who like writing, only Cang Jie created the writing and passed it down". In "Spring and Autumn La Thi" there is also the theory of Cang Jie creating letters, at least clearly stating that at that time Cang Jie was a good expert in writing and writing. Anecdotes about him have been passed down since the Warring States period, recorded in the book "Spring and Autumn La Thi" .

Cangjiet was redrawn by ancient people according to the description of history books (above) and the image for AI to redraw (below). (Photo: Sohu).

According to historical descriptions, Thuong Hiet was born with 4 eyes, his eyes were always full of jealousy, but from those two eyes emitted an unusual light, observing things extremely clearly. Thuong Hiet had his hair down, his beard down, wearing animal skin, sitting on the skin of a fierce beast, always holding a pen in his hand, talking to the person opposite him, as if he was thinking about something. His head is also different from normal people, the top of his head is raised, showing a special intelligence.

AI redrawn Cang Jie's portrait exactly as described in history books. He has up to 4 eyes, but in the photo drawn by AI, Cang Jie is thin and does not have many special features like the old photo.

7. Ly The Dan

Tang Thai Tong (598 - 649), real name Ly Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty in Chinese history. From a young age, Ly The Dan showed great talent, very good at martial arts, talented in leading troops, using military techniques, and very courageous, not afraid of the most dangerous things, when attacking, it was like a storm. When he was only 18 years old, he held military power in his hands, conquering many talented and dedicated generals such as Ly Tinh, Uat Tri Kinh Duc, and Tan Thuc Bao.

An official of the Sui Dynasty, Cao Si Liem, married his niece, Truong Ton Thi, to him. He was 14 years old at that time, and she was only 12. He also had artistic talents, especially in calligraphy and playing the piano. His calligraphy was always studied by Wang Xizhi.

AI redraws the portrait of Ly The Dan with a dignified, majestic appearance. (Photo: Sohu).

Ly The Dan, reconstructed by AI, is a king with a dignified and majestic appearance, with a high nose and dragon face.

8. Chu Nguyen Chuong

Zhu Yuanzhang, also known as Minh Thai To (1328 - 1398), was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He is considered one of China's greatest Emperors due to his great contributions to the country, but is also criticized for his harshness. According to historical records, Chu Nguyen Chuong came from a poor peasant family. Although he lived in poverty, he was a calculating, farsighted person.

Chu Nguyen Chuong was drawn by the royal court (top) and redrawn by AI (below). (Photo: Sohu).

According to historical records, Chu Nguyen Chuong was an ugly person, with a plowshare face and full of moles, but according to paintings of him, he was completely different. Also from these drawings, AI portrayed him as an emperor with an extremely majestic appearance and a powerful face.

9. Kangxi

Kangxi, also known as Thanh To (1654 - 1722), was the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. In the history of the Qing Dynasty, Khang Hi is considered the most talented emperor, the one who established the 134-year prosperity of the Qing Dynasty after a series of wars and aggressive policies that caused The Ai Tan Giac La family maintained the throne of Trung Nguyen emperor.

Image of Khang Hi as described in ancient times (above) and redrawn by AI (below). (Photo: Sohu).

According to some historical records, the once-in-a-century emperor Kangxi was only 1m58 tall. However, in the book "Portrait of the Emperor of China" by French missionary Joachim Bouvet, who came to China in the 26th year of Kangxi, described this emperor very differently.

And AI redrawn Khang Hi's portrait with cold eyes, a slightly round nose, and many scars left by smallpox on his face.

10. Ung Chinh

Ung Chinh, also known as Thanh The Tong (1678 - 1735), was the fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. According to descriptions in historical books, Ung Chinh was a diligent and frugal emperor. During his 13 years as king, he truly practiced diligently morning and night, without being negligent at all. In addition to my birthday, I take some time to rest, basically in a year of 365 days, no day is lazy when it comes to major national affairs. It can be said that a good and hard-working king like Ung Chinh probably cannot find a second person in Chinese history. His policies paved the way for Dai Thanh's nearly 150 years of prosperity.

AI redraws the portrait of Emperor Ung Chinh quite benevolently. (Photo: Sohu).

AI reconstructed the image of Emperor Ung Chinh as a king with a gentle face, slightly longer and thinner ears than in ancient court paintings.

11. Qianlong

Thanh Cao Tong, also known as Emperor Qianlong (1711 - 1799), was the sixth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He is the Emperor with the longest lifespan in Chinese history. Described as extremely majestic and powerful in many movies, few people know the appearance of King Qianlong. Qianlong's reign lasted nearly 60 years; from October 11, 1735 to September 1, 1795; and was the time of great economic and military prosperity for Dai Thanh. At this time, the Qing Dynasty's territory extended to the Yi River Delta and Xinjiang, China's territory expanded to its maximum, about more than 13,000,000 km².

AI has recreated a portrait of Emperor Qianlong with small eyes and a not high nose, very different from movies. (Photo: Sohu).

Based on the original painting, instead of the dignified and majestic appearance like the image of the king portrayed in the movie, AI restored the portrait of Emperor Qianlong with small eyes and a not high nose. Different from the impression of a majestic emperor in people's minds, Emperor Qianlong looked like an ordinary middle-aged man.

In particular, when witnessing portraits of Chinese emperors, Chinese netizens had to exclaim "don't be fooled by movies".

12. Liu Bei

Liu Bei was an outstanding politician and military commander during the Three Kingdoms period. He recruited two talented generals, Guan Yu and Truong Phi. They were sworn brothers, living and dying together. Liu Bei even tried his best to recruit Zhuge Liang to follow him and help build the Shu Han Dynasty.

In 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' , Liu Bei's appearance is described as follows: 'Born 7 inches 5 cun tall, long earlobes, arms above the knees, eyes that can be seen through the ears, thick lips' .

I must say, the description of Liu Bei in the novel is a bit 'excessive'.

In 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Book 32', Liu Bei also appeared with the appearance of 'born with a body height of 7 inches and 5 cun, long earlobes, arms above the knees, phoenix eyes rising'.

In 'The Book of the Later Han - Book 75', Lu Bu scolded Liu Bei for being 'big-eared' before he died.

From there, it can be concluded that Liu Bei's appearance is quite larger than that of a normal person. In particular, the height of '7 inches 5 cun' (based on the unit of 1 inch during the Three Kingdoms period, which was 24 cm, Liu Bei's height was more than 1.8 meters) and long arms above the knee are definitely exaggerated tactics in the depiction. Describe people.

Through AI processing, we get an extremely 'handsome' and youthful Liu Bei, with the familiar beard from the movie, not-so-big ears and phoenix eyes as described in the novel. . His appearance can captivate any girl he meets.

13. Guan Yu

Guan Yu ranked first among the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Han Dynasty. He is revered by Chinese folk as a popular culture model, a symbol of justice, courage, kindness and faith. That's why we see many Chinese people or in temples often have statues of Guan Yu, also known as Guan Gong.

In 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', Guan Yu is described: 'His body is 9 inches tall (more than 2 meters), his hair is 2 inches long (more than 48cm); face often frowning, lips thick; phoenix eyes, silkworm eyebrows; His appearance is dignified and majestic'.

In 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', the author does not describe Guan Yu's appearance in detail, only borrowing a word from Zhuge Liang praising him as an outstanding, strong and talented person.

In 'Three Kingdoms Commentary', it was mentioned that Guan Yu had a 'face like purple jade' and a beautiful long beard, which is true.

Through AI, the Martial Saint appeared with a resolute face, thick black eyebrows furrowed as if in concentration, an iconic long beard, and an aura more majestic than others.

14. Truong Phi

Truong Phi possesses the most famous martial arts skills that everyone knows in the Three Kingdoms. His appearance in movies gives others the impression of a ferocious general with a constantly grimacing face and arched eyebrows. Although he is brave, he loses some of his composure and handsomeness on his face. like two sworn brothers Liu Bei and Guan Yu.

In 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' , Truong Phi appears : 'The body is 8 inches tall (more than 1.92m), the leopard's head is wide open, the whiskers are curled up, fierce like a tiger, the voice is like a thunderbolt, when it does that it's like a running horse' .

However, in 'Three Kingdoms' and 'Three Kingdoms Commentary', Truong Phi's appearance is not mentioned.

AI has 'created' 2 creations of Truong Phi:

One, strong and determined, full of masculine temperament, equally handsome. Many people still don't believe that Truong Phi has such an "attractive" appearance.

Second, the shape is somewhat like in the movies, the body is slightly fat and round, the eyebrows and mustache are shaggy, the eyes are wide open, looking very fierce.