Inside the Forbidden City Part III: The Chinese Emperor’s harem

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Inside the Forbidden City Part III: The Chinese Emperor’s harem

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South China Morning Post

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@ruuoxi 5 жыл бұрын

when you watched too much chinese imperial drama and become familiar with the harem system...

@user-wu6xl4wq5q 5 жыл бұрын

Yanxi Palace?

@CD-zx4bp 5 жыл бұрын

Mao’s Little Kitty Cat I feel like ruyi was better to be honest. I cried so hard at the end.

@joshnaj9714 4 жыл бұрын

Suggest me some harem dramas

@5a_nurulaliyanazrinbintiza798 4 жыл бұрын

@@joshnaj9714 deer and cauldron 2014.This dramas are very awesome.It has a happy ending

@bulk_manifesto3624 4 жыл бұрын

@@joshnaj9714 watch korean dramas. Better costumes and actors lol

@fad9236 5 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is there was one emperor who because he was traumatized by the cruelness of his father's concubines, had only one queen for all his life. And he had children with no problem. And then his son succeeded and filled his harem with endless women. And one of them killed every children he had so he died...childless.... so is harem that usefull?

@daizfully1364 5 жыл бұрын

it still is. Politically.

@jezelgentiles 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the purpose of big harem is not only for pleasure and reproduction of heirs but also to ensure that you have political supporters. That is why usually women who are promoted to higher position in the harem do have strong family background.

@m.h2247 4 жыл бұрын

Who is this emperor do you remember his name?

@DanteAtropos 3 жыл бұрын

@@m.h2247 Emperor Hongzhi of Ming

@Steven.K8 3 жыл бұрын

@@DanteAtropos what happened to the woman ( was she the empress ) that killed all the emperor's children? I think that would be a capital punishment offence that might even include her close associates

@superpowerdragon 5 жыл бұрын

1. Talked about Ming dynasty but showed Qing clothing 2. Foot binding is mostly banned during these perioeds

@qiqi364 5 жыл бұрын

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@Esaiko143 5 жыл бұрын

Well, it was practiced from tang dynasty til early 20th century as foot binding symbolizes beauty & elegance during these periods.

@sinoroman 5 жыл бұрын

foot binding is almost like high heel extremism

@AHAN-gz8nr 5 жыл бұрын

foot binding was banned only after colonization of Machurian which is the time Qing Dynasty....

@Esaiko143 5 жыл бұрын

@Alex Y Foot binding originated from 10th century by emperor Li Yu of Southern Tang, just before Song Dynasty. The practice began from Southern China then eventually spreading up North. Since then, foot binding becomes more widespread during the 12th century (which is around Song Dynasty). Thanks for pointing that out btw.

@dracokaiser 3 жыл бұрын

Manchu women didn’t have small feet. Foot binding is actually forbidden in Manchu custom

@jerolvilladolid 2 жыл бұрын

No. Cixi was the AUNT of the emperor Guangxu. The emperors mother is Cixi’s sister. Cixi’s own son was the previous emperor Tongzi who died childless

@rencechannel2240 4 жыл бұрын

Yanxi Palace fan here.

@thedarkside3178 5 жыл бұрын

That's one Greedy boi !!

@2004rhyy 5 жыл бұрын

foot binding was among Han people and the emperor's women were mainly from Man people who didn't adopt foot binding tradition so your information was not accurate. also, royal Man women used to wear a type of high heel shoes and the bond small feet wouldn't fit into the shoes at all so it's impossible that those women had foot binding. please, do your research and use your logic for work!!!!!!!

@faYte0607 3 жыл бұрын

I thought foot binding was a thing until the end of Qing dynasty in 1911 when it was outlawed?

@nzmanhdee6246 3 жыл бұрын

Peter Hsiao it was among the upper class.

@Xilex90 5 жыл бұрын

what most people don't realize is that the term harem did not originate with the women or men that a nobleman or emperor has, but rather a harem was a place where the women, eunuchs, and female servants of the palace would live. A sort of inner sanctum filled with all the comforts that they would need or desire in an effort to both keep them close at hand, as well as protect them from outside men who might have ill intentions. only husbands and male children, and rare invited guests were permitted to enter the harem. somewhere along the line, westerners got the term harem mixed up and assumed the harem was the group of women themselves, and somehow that definition stuck. the modern usage of the word Harem is a bit of a misnomer, but it's unlikely to be corrected. Just thought i'd drop some knowledge on you.

@asurmenhandofasuryan4610 2 жыл бұрын

It's as if language changes overtime.

@tyf4113 5 жыл бұрын

The costume which showing in the videos is not Chinese traditional clothes!

@user-wu6xl4wq5q 5 жыл бұрын

Manchurians are Chinese. They assimilated into our 56 Ethnicities. China is not homogenously Han.

@shirleyzhang2997 3 жыл бұрын

The harems system were invented around the ming an qing dynasty. The qing dynasty was conquered by the manchu and they wore different costumes than the hans

@mr.cebuano2843 3 жыл бұрын

@@shirleyzhang2997 but Ming dyasty is Han

@Lanatus 5 жыл бұрын

Emperor needed a lot of kids since many of them died before adulthood.

@zennoix9984 5 жыл бұрын

Back then, we had emperors with harems. Now we have anime male mc with harems of waifus.

@ddesignatorspirit370 5 жыл бұрын

I'm happy, I live today. ❤❤❤

@thuha9176 5 жыл бұрын

Your story make me remember a different story about Kangxi. He was not happy when he grew up in imperial. He fall in love with only a girl and she loved him so much but kang xi' Grandmother didnot agree and she made both of them far away. They didnot meet forever. Kang xi stil lived without her. It is a sad story.

@mr.cebuano2843 4 жыл бұрын

The legend of dragon pearl ?

@Mlioto 5 жыл бұрын

明朝干嘛用清朝的服装，作为香港媒体，这种错误都犯，无语

@lilly1000 3 жыл бұрын

Zhen Fei was favored by the emperor because she TRULY loved him. But sadly, people threw her down a well and she died.

@sophiaj072 4 жыл бұрын

I play Royal Chaos and this is exactly what the goal is

@scareleague9551 5 жыл бұрын

79 women i to like to live dangerously

@TravelingSoloLogs 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a lucky Emporer!😆 Interesting information!

@jonathangiray7272 4 жыл бұрын

whats the title of the background music? its so beautiful to listen to.

@hanjuuryoku 4 жыл бұрын

why does the title of this video sound like a final boss fight area?

@mohdfikry9436 5 жыл бұрын

Now make another/new harem anime using that method

@pineapplelord2422 5 жыл бұрын

To love ru infinite stratos highschool dxd hundred

@richardimo4433 4 жыл бұрын

@@pineapplelord2422 they said using that method

@trempire7514 2 жыл бұрын

Time to bring back harem!

@sans-ff9sn 5 жыл бұрын

Can't find part 1

@apriliahussna4561 4 жыл бұрын

Love the intro

@zhenguangwu9708 4 жыл бұрын

I love how most Chinese harem drama are mostly on Ming dynasty and not any others.

@mr.cebuano2843 4 жыл бұрын

Ming dynasty ? I have think/see qing dynasty have more drama lol

@LindaTran88 3 жыл бұрын

More like Qing Dynasty

@polingchen7835 2 жыл бұрын

If I were emperor ill only have two harem

@shemuelgallardovivarsjourn8814 2 жыл бұрын

These kind of history and heritage or tradition is always used so that a steady line or non shortage of successors may be always put into test. The many children is a part of an idea for state's security( where many candidates can be chosen for the next monarch(emperor) ).

@EAT-TOM 5 жыл бұрын

Kangxi has me green with envy

@colinsushiboy745 4 жыл бұрын

Kim jong un and sultan of Brunei probably has the same number.

@Steven.K8 3 жыл бұрын

Kangxi was also an amazing Emperor, China was lucky to have such an Emperor, yah I would like to be him minus all the work he has to do.

@Vicii03 3 жыл бұрын

Here now we have largest population in the World

@katrinalumando4176 5 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm early

@ricarhonorario8499 2 жыл бұрын

I thought Guangxu emperor is cixi's niece?

@Blorgus. 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, he was her nephew. Cixi was the mother of his predecessor, Zaichun, or the Tongzhi Emperor

@20PINKluvr 2 жыл бұрын

But..but.. foot binding was banned among manchus.. and the qing emperors forbade it within the palace..it was mostly a Han thing to do

@sinoroman 5 жыл бұрын

where chinese got footbinding is still a mystery

@luckylukewjo 5 жыл бұрын

Qing Dynasty is not China!

@BlessAllKC 5 жыл бұрын

The Manchus adopted the existing "Back Palace" ranking system for the harem women, & modified it to form their own selection criteria (e.g. The candidates for Imperial consorts must bear Manchurian noble/high official blood , no foot binding, be able to read & write at a certain level, ......etc.) Ladies in waiting might be exempted from the literacy requirement, but beauty was still the primary criteria.

@anjiexox2711 5 жыл бұрын

Qing dynasty is the best dynasty

@sinoroman 5 жыл бұрын

qing is "china", just not han chinese. to europeans/westerners, tang is china, song is china, mongols/yuan is china, ming is china, qing is china, etc. a country or group of countries around that area is considered china.

@bryanfong1023 5 жыл бұрын

The rulers of qing were manchus, but they still ruled from china and adopted chinese culture and bureaucracy. We dont speak manchu for a reason. Also, having rulers from different ethnic group is pretty common. Queen elizabeth family is from german origin, the king of spain is from french origin, etc...

@NangongReng1973 5 жыл бұрын

Why isn’t it? So if u don’t consider Qing as part of China, why is it in the Chinese dynasty historical annals? Also Mongolia, Tibet and Xinjiang should be independent since it is during Qing dynasty that these 3 came under China? Do u want this to happen?

@roseescritor8894 3 жыл бұрын

Came here because of too much watching Chinese (Historical fiction) dramas😂

@DarkDoughnutsVids 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm early! Are you proud of me Mom?

@b.carrie837 Жыл бұрын

Seems boring, no wonder cixi grabbed power when she could, at least she had something more worthwhile to do than to be a glorified baby machine.

@kentot2position 5 жыл бұрын

rip feet

@pineapplelord2422 5 жыл бұрын

I thought harem is only for japan

@TravelingSoloLogs 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it was others as well besides China and Japan

@ploppyploppy6554 5 жыл бұрын

Harem is an Arabic word . I think a lot of societies had harems to ensure bloodlines .

@DBT1007 5 жыл бұрын

"harem" word itself come from somewhere in the middle east. Japan is not the first one originate it. And every feudal family have this harem thingy. Including the European kingdoms back in the past.

@pineapplelord2422 5 жыл бұрын

@@DBT1007 Ooooooh

@rocketlioness 5 жыл бұрын

Some in the comment section didn't get the joke. Or they don't want animes.

@yama5182 2 ай бұрын

Women and GIRLS…mostly YOUNG GIRLS…

@SepelaThons 5 жыл бұрын

The manga was better

@user-si3et9ck1l 3 жыл бұрын

故宫真正的主人是明朝人

@acenightroad6430 3 жыл бұрын

Too many politics issue and you gotta survive in the harem. Especially when you're pregnant... All the ladies will keep their eyes on you ( I👀👀) then too many rules.. 😐.. 😅.