On October 23, 1987, the film "The Last Emperor", shot in China by Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, was released in Italy, and successfully won the highest honor Oscar for world cinema a year later. This film tells the ups and downs of the life of Puyi, the last emperor of China, in addition to the protagonist Puyi, there is a woman in the film that has aroused wide discussion among the audience, she is Puyi's wife, the last empress of the Qing Dynasty - Guo Buluo Wanrong.
WanRong, born on November 13, 1906 in Rongyuan Province, Beijing at that time, as a Manchu Noblewoman, received a good education from an early age, knew poetry, knew etiquette, and looked good, properly ladylike. In 1922, WanRong, who had just turned 16, was elected to the palace and married Puyi, thus starting her wonderful and tragic life.
Since most of the era in which Wanrong lived was during the Republic of China, she left many black-and-white photos, through which modern people can also see the true style of the last empress.
The above photo was taken by Wanrong in her own house, she was sitting on a mahogany chair, her figure was slim, and her temperament was very outstanding compared with the woman next to her. There is also a man in the photo, a foreigner, who is also a foreign teacher who teaches Wanrong to learn English, and it is not to be lamented that the last empress has a wide range of hobbies and is very studious.
This picture was taken by Wan Ronggen when she entered the palace, wearing Qing Dynasty costumes, she looks very immature and restrained, presumably she has not yet adapted to the new environment of the Qing Dynasty court! After all, at that time, Wanrong was only 16 years old, and she was still a flower girl who did not understand the world.
After Wanrong married Puyi, Puyi was not bad for her, but she was not happy with her freedom of nature, and this deep palace compound was like a cage for her. After a period of getting along, Puyi also learned this, but this is also something he can't decide, because after the demise of the Qing government, he himself can't help himself, in order to relieve himself, but also to make Wanrong happy, Puyi will share it with Wanrong with joy every time he gets something new and western, just to make him smile.
This picture is the only photo of Wanrong wearing a court dress, and the temperament is graceful and luxurious, which makes people look like they really have the feeling of "flying like a surprise, like a dragon" in the chapter of "Roselle". Although the qing court rule at that time was over, as the last empress, the ceremonial process that should be followed at the time of the big wedding still had to be followed, which was also a kind of respect for the ancestors.
In 1924, Wan Rong, who had lived in the Forbidden Palace for two years, and her husband Puyi were expelled by the Beiyang warlords. Since then, the two have lived in the old mansion of the former Prince of Alcohol. In 1934, the Japanese valued Puyi, the last emperor, and supported him to become the emperor of the puppet state of Manchukuo, and Wanrong followed Puyi to Tianjin.
Since then, the relationship between the two has taken a sharp turn, Puyi is extremely indifferent to Wanrong, wanrong has not been given preferential treatment because of the identity of the puppet empress of Manchukuo, this picture was taken when they first arrived in Manchukuo, Wanrong is also very dignified and atmospheric, unfortunately, after just a few years, she has become a semi-waste person who likes to smoke opium. On June 20, 1946, Wanrong died, ending her involuntary life, and perhaps for her, death is the best relief!