In the Edict of the Abdication of the Qing Emperor, it is stated: "Before, due to the uprising of the People's Army, the provinces responded, the Nine Summers boiled over, and the lives were ruined, and Yuan Shikai was specially ordered to send personnel to discuss the overall situation with the representatives of the People's Army, to open the National Assembly, and to refer to the form of government... For the Great Republic of China, the Emperor was able to retire to a place of reclusivity. ”
On February 12, 1912, the last emperor Puyi officially announced his abdication, the Qing Dynasty fell, the days of imperial honor came to an end, and the glory of the Ai Xin Jue Luo family, which ruled for more than two hundred years, was no longer there. Since then, the descendants of Aisin Kyora have been hidden in anonymity, scattered everywhere, and have become a member of ordinary people.
But there are always some exceptions, they present themselves as descendants of the Manchu Imperial Family, and use the identity of the Ai xin jue luo family to hype and amass wealth, just like the ai xin jue luo heng shao, who claims to be the seventh grandson of the Qianlong Emperor. Today, 108 years after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, he wears dragon robes and openly worships his ancestors.
I. With the demise of the Qing imperial family, where will the Ai Xinjue Luo people go?
In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government was corrupt, the rule was unpopular, the great powers invaded, and revolutions broke out. Finally, in 1911, the provinces broke out successively in revolution and declared independence, under the national call, the Qing government could no longer maintain its own rule, in order to preserve the last decency, Puyi announced the abdication on behalf of the Qing government, ending the rule of the feudal dynasty.
In 1912, the Republic of China was founded, and the history of the Qing Dynasty came to an end. With the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu Qing imperial family and the children of the Eight Banners could no longer live the aristocratic life in the Forbidden City, so where did these royal nobles go?
According to the terms signed when Puyi abdicated, it was stipulated that the Aixin Jueluo people needed to change their surnames, most of which took the Manchu meaning of "gold" and changed their surnames to "jin".
And these royal nobles also began their own lives after changing their surnames, some of them immigrated overseas through channels; some of them continued to stay in Beijing and make a living in other ways; and some of them moved to the mountains and lived a secluded life...
To this day, the descendants of the royal family of the Qing Dynasty have also lived a different life, some people have chosen a low-key life, while others have attracted the attention of many people, and Ai Xinjue Luo Hengshao belongs to the latter.
In fact, the scope of the descendants of the imperial family is relatively large, one is the close relatives of the clan, and the eight banners are closer to the royal family; the second is the concubine descendants of the clan, that is, the direct descendants of the emperor; the third is some idle clans. Because the descendants of Aisin Kyora have a large base and wide distribution, and historical reasons make it impossible to visit too much.
However, according to the more famous descendants of "Ai Xin Jue Luo", there is a very interesting law, that is, "the royal descendants of the concubine line rarely bear the title of Ai Xin Jue Luo, while the side branches like to call themselves so, especially in the world of calligraphy and painting." ”
For example, Puyi's younger brother, the last imperial brother Pu Ren, as a well-known royal descendant, Pu Ren never used the family name to seek a profit for himself, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, he just devoted himself to the teaching cause and did his part to inherit the culture.
However, some descendants of the imperial family, who have never been recorded in the annals of history, have restored their Qing dynasty attire to emphasize their identity, or have recalled their ancestors through ancestor worship activities, which is the seventh grandson of the Qianlong Emperor, Ai Xin jue Luo Hengshao.
Second, the seventh grandson of the Qianlong Emperor? Don't forget your royal status
Ai Xin Jue Luo Heng Shao was born in 1958, belongs to the "Heng" generation, and is the seventh grandson of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
In aisin Jueluo Hengshao's life, he was proud of his surname, so he never hid his identity. And with his family heritage and heritage, he became a well-known Chinese medicine doctor, once received a doctorate in medicine from the Nobel Institute of Medicine in the United States, and is currently working at the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Jilin Province.
Such achievements are not the most prominent among the descendants of Aisin Kyora, but the reputation of Aisin Kyora Hengshao is far more resounding, because of his high profile of his status as a "royal descendant".
Earlier, Ai Xin Jue Luo Hengshao once went on a treasure hunting program, and what he wanted to identify was a jade wrench of the Qianlong Emperor. After the appraisal of cultural relics experts, it was confirmed that the jade wrench owned by Ai Xin Jue Luo Hengshao was indeed a cultural relic of the Qing Dynasty, and the material was very precious, which could be called a national treasure-level cultural relic.
Therefore, Ai Xin Jue Luo Hengshao even more believed that this jade wrench was the most representative of his royal family's noble status, and he had never left his hand.
Ai Xin Jue Luo Heng Shao was very proud of his royal lineage and believed that the form of Ai Xin Jue Luo was a symbol of honor. Although the Qing Dynasty has perished, the Qianlong Emperor, whose ancestors were famous in history, still makes him proud.
Therefore, he tried his best to imitate the life of the imperial family during the Qing Dynasty. All the furniture styles and decorations in Ai Xin Jue Luo Heng Shao's home are referenced to the royal family, and the daily eating and wearing is also extremely imitated, only bright yellow clothes can be worn in life, and his wife must also wear a Qing Dynasty style cheongsam...
All this shows Ai Xinjue Luo Hengshao's remembrance of the royal life, although he has never seen that picture, but he is always pursuing the life of the royal family. What's more, he also wore a dragon robe and openly worshipped his ancestors with royal etiquette, which attracted countless lights.
3. Wear dragon robes and worship ancestors in public
On April 25, 2015, in Wula Park in Jilin Province, Ai XinJue Luo Hengshao held a grand ancestor worship ceremony here: in the deafening sound of firecrackers, four people dressed like Manchu warriors wielded steel whips, and people raised horns and eight flags of honor, followed by more than 400 people dressed in Qing Dynasty costumes lined up...
Next, dressed in dragon robes and dragon boots, wearing Qianlong Chaozhu and Qianlong wrenching fingers, Ai Xinjue Luo Hengshao slowly entered under the gaze of everyone, and everyone performed three kneeling and nine prayers to the ancestors.
Such a scene can be described as grand and extraordinary, and it has attracted countless people's discussion after it spread.
In this regard, Ai XinJue Luo Hengshao explained it like this: "The clothing of the ancestors does not really matter, we just sacrifice the ancestors and thank the ancestors for the grace of life that the ancestors have given us. And through ancestor worship, we can understand the preciousness of life and cherish life. I was born in the royal family of the Qing Dynasty, and the blood flowing in my blood is the blood of the Dragon Clan, and the ancestor worship should be this specification. In fact, this pomp and circumstance is much simpler than in the Qing Dynasty, from more than 300 processes to 15 today, in order to allow everyone to appreciate the royal style and feel the atmosphere of royal ancestor worship. ”
It is not difficult to see between the words Ai Xin Jue Luo Heng Shao's remembrance of the royal family, and the purpose of his ancestor worship may also be to let the world remember the glory of the Ai Xin Jue Luo family.
In addition to holding annual ancestor worship activities, Aisin Kyaw Lo Hengshao is also keen to contact the scattered tribesmen. As mentioned earlier, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, in order not to be discriminated against, the descendants of the Ai Xin Jue Luo family have been hidden in anonymity, scattered throughout the country, and live a low-key life. Ai Xin Jue Luo Heng Shao wanted to bring together the 140,000 descendants of Ai Xin Jue Luo scattered around the country to further promote royal culture and etiquette.
According to the research of experts: In the past, due to the background of the times, the descendants of the royal family "avoided" the surname of Aisin Kyora, fearing that it would lead to disaster. Nowadays, more and more descendants of Aisin Kyora are proud of their families, which shows the tolerance of people in modern society.
brief summary
The Qing Dynasty ruled the Central Plains for nearly three hundred years, and it was also a long-lived dynasty among the ancient feudal dynasties. But everything is the process of its development and decline, and with the development of the times, the feudal dynasty can no longer adapt to the social trend and will inevitably be eliminated. How could this not be the case with the glorious disappearance of the Qing Dynasty and the Ai XinJue Luo family? Today, on the land of China, there is no love for the Xinjue Luo family, no royal family, and some are just a part of the Chinese national culture in cultural exchanges.
And for the descendants of Aisin Kyora, the glory of the ancestors has passed, can be proud, can be remembered, but can not be kept, in this person to crown the glory of a hundred years ago, what is the significance of the present person to crown the glory of the people of a hundred years ago? Why not let the proud family become a means of speculation, face up to the current society, and contribute to the inheritance of traditional culture?
Reference: Edict of abdication of the Qing Emperor
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