A state funeral is a funeral held in the name of the state for people with special merits, representing the country's high respect for the deceased. The funeral of the ancient emperors of our country is also known as the state funeral. The last emperor in China to enjoy the treatment of state funerals was Guangxu. At the funeral, the crowds of people came to send him on his last journey, which shows the status of Guangxu in the minds of the people.
Guangxu's life was actually unfortunate, and he lived under Cixi's control all his life. When he ascended the throne at the age of four, he was not able to control the affairs of the dynasty and handle the affairs of the dprk and China at a young age, and the empress dowager of the eastern and western palaces bowed to the government, and he was only the nominal emperor. In the seventh year of Guangxu, Empress Dowager Ci'an of the Eastern Palace died, and Cixi Yigong was dictatorial and in charge of all affairs of the DPRK.
Cixi's desire for control was extremely strong, and Guangxu's every move was under her control. Even for his usual meals, Cixi had to ask questions, which made Guangxu very dissatisfied, but his arms could not twist his thighs, and he could only endure. When Guangxu was eighteen years old, he was pro-government, but in fact the power was still in the hands of Cixi, and all the people in the DPRK were Cixi's cronies, and it was difficult for him to do anything.
At the end of the 19th century, britain, the United States, France, and other major capitalist countries in the world successively entered the stage of imperialism and stepped up their aggression against backward countries and regions. After the Opium War, China's national door was gradually opened, and the Western powers seized the opportunity to set off a frenzy of dividing up China, and the national crisis was unprecedentedly serious. The Qing Dynasty was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War and was forced to sign the Treaty of Maguan with Japan, ceding a large amount of territory and losing a large amount of silver. This made China's advanced elements realize that it was not enough to save the country by relying on the foreign affairs movement alone, and the country needed to change and change some systems, and Guangxu also realized this.
In the winter of 1897, Germany sent troops to occupy Jiaozhou Bay. Inspired by the serious national crisis, the reform and reform movement continued to rise. Kang Youwei wrote to the Guangxu Emperor, pointing out that the situation was imminent, and if the law was not changed, not only would the country perish and the people would be in danger, but the emperor would not be able to do what the people wanted to do. After Guangxu saw Kang Youwei's performance, he personally received him and said that he would not be a "king of the subjugated country" and let him plan the change of law in an all-round way.
On June 11, 1898, the Guangxu Emperor issued the edict "Ming Ding Guo is", and the change of law officially began. During the period of changing the law, the Guangxu Emperor successively issued hundreds of edicts to change the law, removing the old and the new. However, this change of law was strongly opposed by the die-hard feudal faction led by Cixi, and the change lasted for 103 days and ended in failure. Cixi ordered the beheading of the "Six Gentlemen of Wushu" and imprisoned Guangxu in Yingtai, Zhongnanhai.
Although the change failed, it was of great significance. The "Penghu Reform Law" is a movement of patriotic significance for the restoration of the law, an important political reform in China's modern history, which has promoted ideological emancipation and played an important role in promoting social progress and the development of ideology and culture. After the coup d'état, power fell into the hands of Cixi again, and Guangxu lost power completely. Cixi declared to the outside world that Guangxu was ill and could not handle the affairs of the dynasty, but in fact imprisoned him until his death.
On November 14, 1908, Guangxu died, ending the life of his puppet at the age of 38. After his death, the Qing government held a state funeral for him. On the day of the funeral, the funeral procession was very large, a total of 128 people carried the coffin, and there were many palace guards in the procession, and the people also rushed to send them off. Finally, Guangxu was buried in the Chongling Tomb of the Qing Dynasty.