Thursday, May 9, 2019

CHINA - Wanrong, last empress of Qing Dynasty

The woman in the photo named Wanrong. She was the last empress of Qing Dynasty. In 1922, at the age of 16, she married Puyi.
Thanks to Lan for the great card.!


"Empress Wan-Rong (13 November 1906 - 20 June 1946), was the last Empress Consort of the Qing Dynasty in China, and later Empress of Manchukuo (also known as the Manchurian Empire). Tortured by opium, she died in the Prison of Yanji alone." Read more here.


Wanrong, in front of Xishang Pavilion in the Imperial Garden.

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