Qing Dynasty twelve empresses and consorts

Author: Borjigit Zhaoriktu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book tells the stories of the twelve empresses and consorts of the Qing Dynasty. When it comes to the Qing Dynasty, one cannot fail to mention the Manchu people who established it. Among China's 56 ethnic groups, the Manchu people are a unique and historically significant ethnic group. In the past, people did not pay enough attention to the history of the Manchu people and the material and spiritual wealth they created, leading to some Manchus having limited knowledge of their own ethnic history and culture. Since the founding of New China, especially in the more than two decades of reform and opening-up, the political, economic, cultural, and other aspects of all ethnic groups have achieved unprecedented development. For the Manchu people, the Party and the government have successively established Manchu autonomous counties in Liaoning Province, Jilin Province, and Hebei Province. The history and culture of the Manchu people, as well as their modern life, have been increasingly valued. Academia both domestically and internationally has conducted extensive research on the rich historical and cultural heritage created by the Manchu people, yielding fruitful results. At the same time, broad prospects have been opened in cultural industries such as film, television, opera, literary works, and tourism. The twelve empresses and consorts of the Qing Dynasty introduced in this book are presented with the aim of promoting ethnic culture and restoring history to its true form. Throughout China's dynasties, there have been countless legends and unofficial histories about the imperial courts, and the Qing Dynasty was no exception. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, the "marriage of the empress dowager," and whether Dong'e Empress in the Shunzhi era was the same as "Dong Xiaowan"—and whether Emperor Qianlong truly had a "Scented Concubine" and what she was really like—these mysteries will be revealed in this book, allowing you to understand their true identities and the roles they played in history.