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In the aftermath of the [[Anshi Rebellion]], the emperor made his escape to [[Chengdu]]. Along the road, at Mawei Relay Stop (馬嵬驛站) (today in [[Xinping]] (興平縣), [[Shaanxi]]), the soldiers accompanying the imperial party, who believed that the Yangs were responsible for the country's upheaval, demanded the death of [[Yang Guozhong]]. Still unsatisfied, the army insisted that Yang Guifei should be killed as well. Rather than turn herself over to them, Yang (then 38) hanged herself or was hanged by Gao Lishi. The following year, Xuanzong tried to retrieve her body from Mawei Relay, but no body was found. Therefore, a [[Japan|Japanese]] myth tells that she was rescued, escaped to Japan and lived her remaining life there. A memorial tomb for her was erected in Xi.
Yang Guifei is known for being slightly overweight, which was a much sough-after quality at the time. Misinterpretion of quotes describing this in the West has often led to her being described as "obese". The term "obese", when used to describe Yang Guifei, must not be viewed in its modern context of someone who is extremely overweight.
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