"Aunt wife" is a direct embodiment of the unequal status of men and women in ancient feudal society, after the Qing Dynasty, although the Republic of China in the efforts to abolish the feudal system and social atmosphere, marriage stipulates "monogamy", but the major warlords because of the wealth and power, many people will still take concubines. The old group of photos below are the warlords and their "aunts" during the Republic of China period. The picture shows the Sichuan warlord Yang Sen and his "one wife and twelve concubines", the youngest of whom is only 17 years old.
On the right side of the picture is Taiji Ganqing, the second aunt of the Shandong warlord Han Fuyu. Han Fuyu had 3 wives in his lifetime, of which the second aunt, Ji Ganqing, was the most valued, Ji Ganqing was originally a famous lady, and Han Fuyu accepted her as "Aunt Wife" after listening to her sing many times. Ji Ganqing is very understanding of human feelings and is a good hand at dealing with people, so she is known as Han Fuyu's "diplomatic lady".
The picture shows Zhang Xun's third aunt Wang Keqin, Wang Keqin was originally a famous opera actor, once Zhang Xun had a birthday, the family sang in the church, saw the singing Wang Keqin beautiful, he forcibly left it in the palace, became the third aunt.
The picture shows Zhang Xun's "aunt" holding a child inside the Dutch Embassy in 1917.
The 18-room "aunt wife" of the Sichuan warlord Fan Shaozeng, Yang Xiuqiong, was a swimmer during the Republic of China period and won the championship of various swimming events many times.
The woman in the middle of the picture is Lu Fuyi, the nineteenth aunt of the Shandong warlord Zhang Zongchang, who was the Qinglou woman dedicated to him by Zhang Zongchang's subordinates, who was only 16 years old at the time.
The picture shows the "aunts" of the Shandong warlord Zhang Zongchang. Zhang Zongchang is known as "three don't know", and one of the "three don't know" refers to the fact that he does not know how many "aunts" he has.
There are also many Belarusian women in Zhang Zongchang's "aunt wife", and the woman in the photo is one of Zhang Zongchang's Belarusian "aunt wives".