History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
Now when we look at the old photos of the Qing Dynasty, we can't help but sigh why the people in that period were so ugly, and most of the heroes left behind were the nobles of the imperial palace, the big people in the Forbidden City, it is said that the selection of concubines can be said to be very strict, and one of the most important of them is of course beauty, the women who can be selected into the palace should be outstanding in the country, so why are the concubines of the Qing Dynasty so ugly? Today we will analyze it.
The Qing Dynasty was a special dynasty in the history of our country, it was not only the last dynasty of the feudal dynasty, but also a dynasty ruled by ethnic minorities. During the reign of Kang Qian, it created another Taiping dynasty in the history of Chinese feudalism, and this dynasty was also the most prosperous period for the development of autocratic imperial power. Every dynasty rises and falls, but the fall of the Qing dynasty seems to be a little more tragic. The so-called "extreme things must be reversed", the imperial power of the Qing Dynasty has developed to its peak, and then according to the inevitable law of materials, it is time to go downhill. At this time, various uprisings in the country and the entry of the forces of the great powers prompted the revolution to develop faster. At the same time, China, which has been closed for a long time, has begun to have some new things, such as cameras. This is the main reason why we can see people's faces during the Qing Dynasty today, but because the camera was just available at that time, it was a new thing, and it was difficult for people to accept it, let alone take good photos with it. Therefore, people at that time could not help but look stiff and unnatural in front of the camera, and it was understandable that they were not good-looking.
The people in the harem of the Qing Dynasty are not good-looking, first of all, the Princess Gege, this is no way, because it is determined by genes. What about the concubines who belonged to outsiders, what was the reason why they were not good-looking? In fact, the main reason for this is because of Cixi's words. The Qing Dynasty selected show girls by the Household Department, and the show girls selected by them were then screened by the Ceremony Department. When they are selected, they also have certain principles, not only beauty can be, on the contrary, especially good-looking they will carefully consider, because they are afraid that the emperor will indulge in beauty, spread a bad reputation for lust, and delay the right business. The origin of a woman is the first factor to consider, because it is the minority nationality that is in power, of course, it is very wary of the original powerful Han people. Because of this, most of the concubines in the palace were born in the Eight Banners of Manchuria, which reduced the chances of Han beauties entering the palace to a certain extent.
And the women who meet the conditions are also rejected because of Cixi's words, that is, Cixi said that all women who are elected to the palace must be beautiful with her beauty. So there is the phenomenon that the concubines in the harem of the Qing Dynasty that we see today are ugly.