Pu-Yi, THE LAST EMPEROR - FACTS & IMAGES

THE FORBIDDEN CITY - FACTS, MAPS & IMAGES

Ever wanted to know the details about the Forbidden City in China? Here they are:

• Construction of the Forbidden City Begins - 1421 ("..In the city of Beijing, China, the most important place in the entire city was hidden (or "forbidden") from public view. It was called "The Forbidden City" because the emperor lived there with his family and his Imperial court. He was believed to be the "Son of Heaven." Therefore, he and his family required a special, or sacred, place to live in - away from "ordinary eyes."..")

• The Forbidden City ("..The Forbidden City, also called the Palace Museum, the Purple Forbidden City or Gugong Museum in Chinese, is located in the center of Beijing, China. The Forbidden City was built between 1406 and 1420 during the Ming Dynasty. It had been the imperial home of 24 emperors of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties..." - Facts)

• The Forbidden City (Map & Virtual Tour)

• The Forbidden City (Detailed, very nice)

• The Forbidden City, Beijing. ("... Built between 1406 and 1420 during the Ming dynasty. Also called the Purple Forbidden City, or Gugong Museum in Chinese. Located in the center of Beijing, PRC..")

• Secret World of the Forbidden City - Splendors from China's Imperial Palace

• Forbidden City ("..The imperial palace of the former emperors of the Ming and the Qing dynasty is commonly known under the name 'Forbidden City'. This name is derived from the fact that nobody was allowed inside the city, except the emperor himself, his wifes and concubines and the eunuchs. The official name is now "Gu gong bo wu yuan" (Palace Museum) or short just Gu gong...")

• Map of the forbidden city to download

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NEWS, FACTS AND RELATED BIOGRAPHIES

Besides the two chapters above, there are several pieces of interesting snippets for you:

• Former Residence of China's Last Emperor to be Restored ("..The garden home where China's last emperor Aisin Giorro Pu Yi lived following his abdication of power will be restored in north China's Tianjin Municipality..." - Article)

• Pu Yi's Widow Reveals Last Emperor's Soft Side ("..China's last emperor, shown as a hedonistic collaborator in Bernardo Bertolucci's film of the same name, has been revealed by his widow as a lonely, vulnerable man who even threatened suicide when she spoke of divorce. A striking figure at the age of 70, Li Shuxian wed Aisijero 'Henry' Pu Yi in 1962, four years after serving 15 years in prison for supporting the Japanese invaders in World War II..." - Article)

• Chinese Cultural Studies: The Death of the Last Emperor's Last Eunuch, 1996 ("..Over the centuries,. the most secretive and grotesque corner of China's extensive imperial court belonged to the fraternity of special guardians, the eunuchs, whose high voices, and soft demeanors often cloaked the viciousness of their back alley politiking and custody of the Forbidden City's magnificent exotica. When the last emperor's last eunuch died this week he closed the final page...")

• The Last Emperor's Brother And His Taiyiwuxingquan ("..Pu Huan was a half brother of China's last emperor Pu Yi. Henry Pu Yi..")

• Reginald Johnston (".."Johnston's Chinese was very fluent... his back was so straight that I wondered whether he wore an iron frame under his clothes". So wrote the young Pu Yi, last Emperor of China on recollecting his first encounter with Reginald Johnston, his tutor...")

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THE LAST EMPEROR - THE MOVIE

'The Last Emperor' movie is worth to be seen. If you did not saw it, here are information and images about it:

• The Last Emperor ("..The original version of The Last Emperor has a running time of 160 minutes, and in that time, the main character, Pu Yi, China's final monarch, never emerges as a complete human being. Like an existential anti-hero, Pu Yi lacks a series of personality definitions. He is an open-ended character, like..." - About the movie)

• The Last Emperor (Movie review)

• The Last Emperor ("..The whole filmgoing experience consists of an audience gathering in a theatre and looking up at the projected image of the screen. Frequently, the screen will hold the projected image of a film star or a cultural icon, someone the audience immediately idolizes or adores.." - Movie review)

• The Last Emperor (Movie images)

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RELATED ISSUES

China has many dynasties. Here is a good overview:

• Chinese Dynasties ("..Chinese history is normally described in relation to Dynasties. The first historical emperor of China was Qinshi Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor of the Qin clan. His tomb has become the famous archeological site at Xian, best known for its hundreds of terra cotta guards and horses. Before him, there were diverse tribes forming confederations, depicted as the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties..." - Overview)

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