The last Chinese Emperor’s royal wedding old set of photos
Pu Yi (1906 – 1967) was the 12th and last emperor of both the Qing dynasty and Chinese feudal history.
Although he abdicated in 1912, he remained in the palace and kept the title of Emperor. In 1922, Pu Nghi got married at the age of 17. The person chosen to be his eldest wife was Uyen Dung of Quach Bo La Thi. On December 1 of that year, the wedding ceremony of Pho Nghi and Uyen Dung was held at the Forbidden City according to the most grandiose standards for the head of the country. This was also the last royal wedding of the Qing Dynasty. This wedding ceremony also ordained another concubine position, Thuc concubine Van Tu.
Emperor Puyi and Empress Wanrong
Wedding is the most important event in a person’s life. The Emperor’s wedding, the more lavish, grandiose and superficial it is, to show the authority of the “son of heaven”. According to historical records, this marriage lasted 5 days. The wedding procession on the wedding day includes more than 3,000 people and on the way to pick up the bride, everywhere is covered with golden silk and sprinkled with perfumed water. The special wedding photos taken in 1922 are still preserved today.
The flower palanquin comes from the palace to welcome the bride
Martial arts officials and their escorts lined up to pick up the bride
Guests waiting outside
The rituals performed in the great marriage are of course also numerous. Before getting on the palanquin to go to the Forbidden City, the female officials burned incense to smell the inside and outside, and even the bride’s head scarf. When the Queen got off the palanquin, the Emperor raised his bow and shot 3 horizontal arrows above his head with the meaning of warding off evil spirits and praying for peace. At the moment Uyen Dung arrived in front of her husband, the Empress had to step over a pot of red coal, conveying her wish that the married life would burn like fire in the future.
Photos of the Emperor and Empress’s wedding room in Duong Tam Palace were also revealed
The room is decorated with many Chinese characters
A special thing, although the wedding was held according to traditional standards, extremely according to feudal rules, posterity also realized many “strange” details in the wedding room of Pho Nghi – Uyen Dung. These are Western-style objects, such as the bathtub behind the flower curtain or the toy dolls. At that time, Western culture had a great influence in China. However, the fact that such details of Westernization appeared even in the Forbidden City also surprised many people.
In the middle of the wedding room, there is also a bathtub
Dolls sitting on chairs
Double embroidered dragon and phoenix bed set in Kunning Palace
Another bed of the Emperor and Empress
The bride and groom take photos with foreign guests after the wedding
Photo of Queen Uyen Dung taking pictures with female guests on the 3rd day of the big wedding
Later, the marriage of Pu Yi and Uyen Dung did not take place happily. The Emperor had many other women, and both had fates of ups and downs, fluctuating with the times. They are remembered by history as the last Emperor and Empress of China.
The couple has no children and no happy marriage
Source: Sohu
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