Our country has a long history of civilization, from the period of slave society to the end of the feudal dynasty. During this period, polygamy was always practiced, and the emperor had supreme power, so there were more concubines than ordinary people, and there were more than a hundred of them within the designated quota. Throughout history, except for a few emperors, there are few empty harems.
Because the entire Asian region is influenced by Chinese culture, in many ways, the customs of many Asian countries are in line with China. Among them, Japan can be said to be the most deeply influenced by Chinese culture, and to this day, the figure of Chinese characters can still be seen in its text. During the Tang Dynasty, China's economy was very developed, and the Japanese who came from the east were very fond of the culture of the Tang Dynasty, so some customs and writing were passed down from the past. Especially in terms of clothing, the existing traditional costumes in Japan have the obvious characteristics of retaining the costumes of the Tang Dynasty.
However, each country has its own unique customs and habits, and in many ways, Japanese culture is significantly different from China. As we all know, in ancient China, the supreme ruler of China was the emperor, and the supreme ruler of Japan was called the emperor.
In China, with the development of the times, after the last emperor Puyi became an employee of the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the emperor has completely withdrawn from the stage of history. Although Japan has a constitutional monarchy, and the ruler is the prime minister elected by the people, the emperor is still retained.
In Japan, the emperor had supreme glory, and although monogamy was practiced now, it was not the case in ancient times. When the Japanese emperor chose a concubine, he also had many requirements and constraints.
The emperor has a lot of power, so when choosing a wife, naturally he can't make it up casually. The first requirement is to have a beautiful appearance. This can be said to be the basic requirement of most emperors, the love of beauty is everyone, most people are visual animals, beautiful appearance who will not like, and the emperor's wife represents the face of a country. If the imperial concubine's appearance is not high, it will damage the national body. In addition, they also need to have excellent character, to be centered on the emperor, to behave modestly, and to have the style of a mother.
The Japanese Imperial Family is a relatively legendary existence, which has been passed down for 126 generations since the time of Japanese mythology. In order to maintain the purity of the royal bloodline, royal marriage follows the principle of "marriage of close relatives". If members of the royal family had to marry commoners, they had to give up their royal status.
With the development of science and technology, we all know that marriage between close relatives is a bad habit. After this combination, the probability of deformity and death of the children born will be relatively large, for example, the Meiji Emperor has 15 children, but only 4 of them survived successfully, and there are some diseases. Looking at the Qing Emperors who also practiced the marriage of close relatives, to the later emperors, the fertility rate was even more frighteningly low. It can be seen that the drawbacks of marriage between close relatives are very obvious.
However, the idea of marriage between close relatives has become deeply rooted in the emperor's family, and it still needs to be worked hard to break it. After all, a commoner princess like Akihito Michiko is still unique. Raising your own children personally is a precedent for the Japanese imperial family.
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