Puyi, the last emperor, returned to the Forbidden City in his later years and secretly sat on a dragon chair

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Mentioned the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi, and everyone praised him differently. As the last emperor in Chinese history, he had enjoyed the admiration of thousands of people and was in a state of dismay.

Puyi was the grandson of the last prince Jinxian, Prince Yizhen, and the nephew of Emperor Zaiwan of Guangxu. After the outbreak of the 1911 Revolution in 1911, he was forced to abdicate on February 12, 1912, and the Qing Dynasty rule ended.

Puyi, the last emperor, returned to the Forbidden City in his later years and secretly sat on a dragon chair - DayDayNews

After the September 18th Incident, Puyi became the puppet emperor of the Puppet Manchukuo under the control of the Japanese, with the reign of Kant (1934-1945). After Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945, Pu Yi, the puppet emperor, was captured by the Soviet army while fleeing and was taken to the Soviet Union. It was not until August 1950 that he was escorted back to China and studied and reformed at the Fushun War Criminals Management Center. During the transformation, Puyi learned many life skills that he did not know. In December 1959, Aixinjueluo Puyi received Chairman Mao’s amnesty. Since then, he ended nearly ten years of transformation and returned to Beijing. Puyi who went to Beijing was assigned to work as a gardener and selling tickets in the Beijing Botanical Garden.

Puyi, the last emperor, returned to the Forbidden City in his later years and secretly sat on a dragon chair - DayDayNews

One day in March 1961, two of Puyi’s colleagues invited Puyi to visit the Forbidden City. At first Puyi was not willing to go. The two colleagues jokingly said: "Are you afraid of touching the scene? Anyway, where is your home? Don't miss it at all?"

Puyi said after hearing this: "Go and go! What is there to be afraid of!"

When they came to the entrance of the Forbidden City and bought the tickets, he asked in surprise: "I'm here, but I have to buy them. Asking for tickets?" Two of his colleagues smiled and replied: "Now the Forbidden City is open to the public, so everyone who comes has to buy tickets, and the income will be used for daily management and maintenance." Puyi was silent after listening. language.

Puyi, the last emperor, returned to the Forbidden City in his later years and secretly sat on a dragon chair - DayDayNews

When they came to the big dragon chair in the Jinluan Temple, his colleague jokingly asked, "How did you feel sitting on the dragon chair at that time?"

Puyi looked at the dragon chair in front of him and said slowly, "How can I feel? I was only three years old at that time."

Then he stepped forward slowly, sat on the long-lost dragon chair, and took photos as a souvenir.

Puyi, the last emperor, returned to the Forbidden City in his later years and secretly sat on a dragon chair - DayDayNews

Since that time, Puyi has never been to the Forbidden City again, until October 17, 1967, when Puyi died of kidney cancer in Beijing at the age of 61.

He was buried in Babaoshan and later moved to the Hualong Royal Cemetery near the Chongling (Guangxu Mausoleum) in the Western Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty.

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