The Last Emperor in My Eyes
by Hui Yishen
About This Novel
This is a rare masterpiece of oral history. The narrator, Ms. Tang Shixia, was the first wife of Pu Jie, the brother of the last emperor Pu Yi, the niece of the famous concubines Zhen and Jin, and a close friend of the last empress Wanrong and the last imperial concubine Wenxiu. She was one of the last members of the royal family to leave the Forbidden City at the end of the Qing Dynasty. This oral history details the rise and fall of the Tara family of Tang Shixia and his concubines Zhen and Jin. It introduces little-known details of life in the Qing palace, and especially reveals the role of the Japanese military and political elite in organizing the establishment of the Puppet Manchukuo. On this occasion, the plot to force Pu Jie to divorce her and remarry Saga Hiroshi, a descendant of the Japanese aristocracy, was to enable the next emperor of the puppet Manchukuo to have Japanese ancestry after the heirless Pu Yi stepped down, thereby fully controlling China. In addition, this oral history also describes Tang Shixia's high achievements and attainments in painting and poetry, and provides a detailed explanation of her teaching life at the University of Hong Kong in her later years. The historical facts and unique experiences stated in the book can provide valuable reference data for future generations to study past history.
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Official(9)Scraped 11d ago
It's a bit of a title, and the title of the book doesn't match the content.
Looking at the title, I thought it was about Puyi, but the actual content is an autobiography. In terms of content, the palace details are described in detail but the content is superficial, and it does not have much historical value other than food and daily life. He is very concerned about his personal reputation. When describing and packaging his relationship with men such as Zhang Xueliang, he retains the content but is vague and appears to be very scheming. Taken as a whole, it can be used as a historical supplementary booklet and can be easily read.
It's beautiful, the writing is smooth, and you can read it.
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It's worth seeing, very impressive
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Great book! Worth a look!
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Official(9)Scraped 11d ago
It's a bit of a title, and the title of the book doesn't match the content.
Looking at the title, I thought it was about Puyi, but the actual content is an autobiography. In terms of content, the palace details are described in detail but the content is superficial, and it does not have much historical value other than food and daily life. He is very concerned about his personal reputation. When describing and packaging his relationship with men such as Zhang Xueliang, he retains the content but is vague and appears to be very scheming. Taken as a whole, it can be used as a historical supplementary booklet and can be easily read.
It's beautiful, the writing is smooth, and you can read it.
Mission passingヽ(￣д￣;)ノ
It's worth seeing, very impressive
. . . . . .
It's more real and looks good.
oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Great book! Worth a look!
Okay, okay, great, great, great.
