In 1912, the Xinhai Revolution ended the life of China's last feudal dynasty, and with the abdication of the last emperor, Puyi, the so-called imperial relatives became a historical term.
The fall of the Qing Dynasty not only meant the end of an era, but also changed the fate of many people.
Their experiences are also different, in fact, in today's entertainment industry, there are many descendants of the Qing Dynasty royal family.
Who are they, and what kind of ups and downs did their ancestors go through?
Illustrious families fell to the people
The Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in Chinese history, and in 1840, the Western powers smashed the door of China, shattering the dream of the Celestial Empire for hundreds of years, and China entered the darkest age.
In order to keep her glory and pay compensation, the Empress Dowager Cixi, the actual ruler of the Qing Dynasty, signed one unequal treaty after another that humiliated the country, and even released such a shameful remark as "measuring China's material resources and forming a friendship with the country".
The Qing Dynasty government's anti-corruption caused the Chinese people to fall into a miserable life, and the people were struggling to make a living, and many people of insight stood up and tried to save China by various means.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen was one of them, after years of planning, the Xinhai Revolution finally broke out, completely overthrowing the rotten Qing government, and Pu Yi officially signed the abdication edict, announcing the official disappearance of the royal aristocratic hierarchy from the land of China.
Pu Yi is just one of the representatives, and there are many royal nobles behind him, and their lives will inevitably change due to the changes of the times.
When Pu Yi just abdicated, his basic life was still good, although he was the king of the dead country, but unlike the humiliated emperors of previous dynasties, Pu Yi's abdication also carried a certain sense of merit, so for a long time, not only let him continue to live in the Forbidden City, but the Beiyang government also gave him a large amount of alimony every year.
Under the care of Pu Yi and other relatives, Pu Yi's seven sisters, who were also the last seven Gege of the Qing Dynasty, lived a nourishing life.
The sudden change made them lose their most reliable support, in addition to both talent and affection, in the troubled times, they did not have any skills to survive, and could only obey the arrangements of their families.
Although the shell of these nobles is missing on the surface, they are still clearly hierarchical in their bones, especially when choosing the other half for their descendants, they pay more attention to the four words of the family.
On the one hand, a good in-laws can help them maintain their dignity after the fall of the royal family, their lives have been more or less affected, the former sense of superiority has dissipated, and marriage is a means to maintain the traditional class;
On the other hand, they also attach great importance to the maintenance of the nobility of the bloodline. After all, it is very difficult for people who have been educated by the aristocracy since childhood to accept the idea of equality for a while.
Most of these seven Gege have also become tools for family marriage, but this is not an unacceptable thing for them, even if the Qing Dynasty still exists, most of them will not be able to exchange their marriage for other benefits.
What's more, the words of the parents' order matchmaker have always been the marriage rules that ancient women must abide by, even if they are noble, they cannot freely control their own lives, although they have similar backgrounds, but the lives and experiences of these seven Gege after marriage are very different, some people are happy to die old, and some people are displaced.
Gege's different experiences
The eldest Gege is named Yun Yuan, as the eldest Gege, she is the eldest daughter in the family, and has received strict etiquette training from aristocratic women since she was a child.
But before she could grow up, she encountered a change, the cruelty of real life made her mature early, in order to maintain the connection between the nobles, she obeyed the arrangement of her family and married the brother of Queen Puyi.
This is a marriage that everyone in the family is optimistic about, they are the most suitable couple, but this queen brother named Runliang is not a good type, he lingers in the land of fireworks every day, and has no motivation at all, blindly squandering the family property.
Yun Yuan intends to maintain the relationship between husband and wife, but in exchange for the other party's indifference, Yun Yuan at this time is just the age of Lu, and she can only wash her face with tears every day.
This kind of life did not last long, Yun Yuan was depressed all the year round, lingering on the sickbed, and suffered from appendicitis at the age of seventeen.
At that time, China's medical technology was not very developed, and Yun Yuan passed away at the best age.
Although Yun Yuan is gone, the marriage tradition of Gege has not stopped.
The second person's name is Yun Gong. Like her sister, she has understood the burden on her shoulders since she was a child, although she has longed for the outside world since she was a child, but she has never made any resistance, and when she grew up, she married Zheng Guangyuan, the grandson of Zheng Xiaoxu.
Zheng Xiaoxu was also an important official in the Qing Dynasty, he was influenced by the Four Books and Five Classics, and the concept of monarchs and ministers. So for him, Gege became his family's granddaughter-in-law, and he was married, and the family has always respected Yun Gege.
In addition, Zheng Guangyuan accepted the baptism of new ideas and became an engineer, not only with a considerable income, but also very respectful of women, and did not look down on Yun Yi because she was a nobleman of the Qing Dynasty.
Later, the two also went to study in the UK side by side to find their own life, Yun Cheng finally lived the free and easy life that he looked forward to when he was a child, and he also had the other half he loved deeply, which can be said to have a better ending in several grids.
Although Da Gege and Er Gege have similar experiences, they have completely different endings, which also shows that in ancient women, it was important to marry well.
The third Gege is relatively younger, and it is also one of the luckier ones, she grew up with another aristocratic child, and the two gradually developed different feelings in getting along.
At the same time, Sangege was also full of interest in the new system and new ideas, and with his own efforts, he became a member of the CPPCC and was active in the officialdom. Such an experience would never have been achieved in previous times.
Sige Ge Yunxian has also become a tool for aristocratic marriage, as her name suggests, she has been gentle and demure since she was a child, she is a standard lady, and she is even more obedient to her parents and elders, and when she grows up, she marries a guard with a higher status.
According to Sigege's demure character, they themselves can also live a plain and stable life, but this guard later defected to the Kuomintang, because of the change in the situation, he had to go to Taiwan, and thus separated from Sigege and his wife.
Similarly, Wugege couldn't refuse the arrangement of the family, married a descendant of the Qing Dynasty, the two of them have been relatively low-key, after the founding of New China, they directly lived the life of ordinary people, although not richer and richer than before, but plain and happy.
The sixth Gege is the happiest of the seven Gege, like Xichun in "Dream of Red Mansions", she has loved art since she was a child, has a high talent in painting, and her temperament is even more dusty.
Even without the royal title, Liugege is very well-known in the circles of high society, and many people want to ask for her ink pen.
Her husband Wang Ailan is also an artist, not only understands Liugege, but also appreciates Liugege very much, and they always have a lot of common language, which can be said to be soul mates. He has outstanding achievements, and there is a other half who understands himself, and Liugege's life is enviable.
Qigege's name is Yun Huan, and when she was born, the atmosphere of the new era was already relatively strong, and she was also influenced by the environment to come to the new-style school. Here she met her true son Qiao Hongzhi. The two advocated free love and free marriage, and entered the marriage hall under the witness of their classmates.
Yun Huan, who grew up in a deep mansion, attaches great importance to the education of women, and also hopes to use her own strength to contribute to the education of New China, so she and her husband continue to struggle on the road of education, and she truly gets rid of the empty title of nobility and shines in dedication.
Descendants of the Imperial Family who are now active
However, whether it is a happy Gege or a Gege who has experienced ups and downs, most of them have one thing in common, that is, marriage cannot be decided independently.
Some of them are empathetic, and some are gentlemen, but these are not something they can control.
Most of the marriages of these seven personalities are also to consolidate the power of the family, or to obey the will of Emperor Puyi. Their happiness and misfortune have little to do with personal choice, and more depend on the husband and fate.
However, this situation has been greatly improved in the new China of free marriage, the improvement of women's status, and the concept of equality for all people has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so that women have more choices.
In today's entertainment industry, there are actually many descendants of Manchu nobles, such as Guan Xiaotong, who we all know, is also nicknamed Jingquan Gege by fans, and her ancestor is Guerjia, which is one of the eight surnames.
In addition, Wu Jing is also a descendant of the Manchu nobles, and it is reported that he belongs to the Wulanala clan, which is also a relatively prominent family among the Manchu nobles, and many queens have been born in their surnames.
There is also the well-known Yehenala clan, Hui Yinghong belongs to the descendants of Yehenara, but unlike the royal descendants in our impression, Hui Yinghong's early life was very miserable, and even his brother was sold to the opera troupe, and he has such a status today with his own hard work.
There is also an actor named Qixing in the entertainment industry, she officially entered the entertainment industry in 2006, the difference is that she is a real royal descendant and a blood relative of Emperor Kangxi, which can be shown through her surname, her full name is Aixin Jueluo Qixing.
Aixin Jueluo Qixing is the descendant of the Manchu royal family with the purest bloodline that can be seen in the entertainment industry.
The surname Aisin Gioro is not unfamiliar to the ears of Chinese, after all, the Qing Dynasty is the closest dynasty to us, so Qixing has always maintained a very low-key state, seriously studied drama, and achieved certain achievements.
In addition to these people, such as Chang Yuan, who is happy twist, and Lang Lang, a very famous piano master at home and abroad, and Na Ying, the tutor of "The Voice of China", are all descendants of nobles.
The reason why these Manchu nobles changed their surnames was, on the one hand, for their own safety and to be able to live in troubled times, and on the other hand, for their own lives to be more convenient and faster to integrate into the society, and over time they were passed down, but with the excavation and research of Qing Dynasty culture, these are no longer secrets.
Many celebrities will not deliberately market their "noble descendants" characters, as the so-called better people are, the more low-key they are.
In addition, the royal family and aristocracy have long become the tears of history, in New China, everyone is equal, and these false names can not bring anything.
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