Story Message:
Hey, friends, today I want to tell you a story about Puyi, which is an episode of the last emperor's household registration after the founding of New China. Imagine that a former emperor now has to fill out a household registration card like an ordinary person, and his birthplace has become a small turmoil. Let's follow this story together and feel the changes of history and the conflict of the times.
Event Content:
The story begins with the new experience of Pu Yi becoming an ordinary citizen after the founding of New China. He returned to Beijing and went to the fifth sister's house with his brother Pu Jian and began to go through his household registration procedures.
At this moment, he is no longer the emperor of the past, but a citizen who needs to follow the general rules.
However, the ensuing problem is the difficulty of filling out the household registration card. For Pu Yi, the biggest problem came in the place of birth. His birthplace was the Forbidden City, but during the New China period, it became the Palace Museum, and now it belongs to a specific household registration area. How to fill it out has become a difficult problem.
Pu Yi, who insisted on writing "The Forbidden City", met with opposition from the staff. They felt that such a filling was not standardized, and suggested that it be rewritten as "Palace Museum, Dongcheng District, Beijing" or "No. 4 Jingshan Front Street".
While insisting on his memory, Pu Yi also felt the impact of the changes of the times.
When the higher-ups learned about this, they had a headache and decided to adopt a compromise approach. They affix a "change" stamp to the hukou card and write the standard address next to it. As a result, two addresses appeared on Pu Yi's household registration card, one was "Forbidden City" and the other was "No. 4, Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing".
These two addresses represent the history and memory of different periods, and also reflect the historical changes and conflicts of Pu Yi from emperor to ordinary citizen. This small hukou card has become a witness to history, showing the tolerance and understanding attitude of New China towards the problems of the old era.
Social Care:
As soon as this story came out, it caused quite a stir in society. Some people expressed their understanding of Pu Yi's insistence on writing "The Forbidden City", believing that it was a sign of respect for past history. At the same time, some criticized him for his stubbornness, arguing that in the new era it is necessary to adapt to change and should no longer emphasize imperial power.
Some see the compromise approach of the higher-ups as a sensible move that respects historical memory and conforms to modern norms. However, there are also some people who question this "change" seal, believing that it is a falsification of history and should not leave a trace on the household registration card.
Summary:
The story of Pu Yi is like a picture scroll of modern Chinese history, showing the collapse of imperial power, the twists and turns of individual fate, and the ruthlessness of the changes of the times. This small household registration card has become a witness to history and reflects the attitude of New China towards historical issues.
The troubles and conflicts in the story make us think about the relationship between history and memory. In times of change, we need to adapt to the changes of the times, but also respect the memory of the past. This may be the lesson of Pu Yi's story – history is irreversible, but we can respect and understand the past in the present.