Since ancient times, jewelry has been an indispensable standard for women, and almost all women have no immunity to jewelry. However, when it comes to women who love jewelry in China, we have to mention Empress Dowager Cixi, who is also very keen on jewelry, gold, silver and jade besides power.
Ye Henala, Zheng Huicixi, female, a passerby from Guang Tai, Huining, Anhui, is a Manchu of Jing nationality. The concubine of Emperor Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, the biological mother of the Tongzhi Emperor, listened to politics as the empress dowager for many years, and was almost the actual ruler of the Qing Empire in the late Qing Dynasty. In the history of China, she was not only the ruler in the late Qing dynasty, but also famous? Luxury? empress dowager
She loved jewelry all her life, including pearls and agates, and searched for countless best products in the world all her life. According to Yu Shanpu's "The Treasure Stolen from Dongling, Sun Dianying", the building of Cixi Mausoleum is luxurious, surpassing the tombs of all emperors in the Qing Dynasty, especially the jewels buried in coffins are more precious. ? Among her 700 sacrificial objects, there are 27 jade buddhas and jade buddhas. Two jadeite watermelons and two world-famous jadeite cabbages are priceless.
It is said that her mausoleum is decorated with Jin Yezi and gold foil, and all the pillars are decorated with gold plating. According to records, her entire mausoleum actually used more than 45 million taels of gold, which is amazing! You know, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the country was in turmoil, and the state treasury was basically in deficit, but she decorated the mausoleum with so much gold, which not only reflected her luxury, but also showed that this woman really attached great importance to her mausoleum. She should hope that all the good things she used before her death can be enjoyed underground again.
Even, it is said that she has a golden well dedicated to the funerary objects of the mausoleum. There are countless gold, silver and jade articles in it, and treasures are piled up at the wellhead. However, she is still not satisfied. As long as you meet something you like, you must throw it into the golden well. What's even more amazing is that she used these jewels as town tombs and optimized the use of geomantic omen in the tombs, thinking that using different jewels can increase the aura and geomantic omen in the tombs.
It can be said that Cixi is so obsessed with jewelry that it has never been seen before.
As a traditional jewelry in China, pearls have always been deeply loved by the nobles in the palace, and Cixi is no exception. Her love for pearls is unparalleled, and pearls can be found everywhere in the jewelry she uses. Anything she can see will be in her pocket. According to incomplete statistics, Cixi collected nearly ten thousand pearls. Among the funerary objects, 12 104 pearls were embedded in the golden beaded quilt covering her body, and the beads around her neck were made of 5920 pearls. There are countless other beaded mirrors and beads in the morning. So this woman's love for pearls is undoubtedly fanatical.
It is said that Cixi once had a very special string of pearls. This string of pearls has a total of 65,438+08 pearls, all from the best producing areas. Then choose the pearls with the best quality and fineness from these excellent producing areas. Each pearl is big, round and crystal clear, which can be described as a fine product. Then, after careful polishing, this string of 18 pearls was made. Cixi is very fond of this string of bracelets. She wipes carefully every day and hardly leaves her hand. When her tomb was excavated in real time, Cixi thought of throwing the bracelet into the golden well.
However, because she loves her so much, she naturally has Qian Qian's absolute disappointment in her heart. In the end, it was under the persuasion of others that she put this bracelet into the golden well.
Representatives from all over the world praised this bracelet, which can be described as jaw-dropping. Such a rare treasure should be worn by an old lady. These representatives are more envious and jealous than surprised. At the same time, they are more determined. China is a country with countless treasures, and this ancient oriental country is indeed full of treasures. So, after that, they plundered China even more recklessly and crazily!
Cixi can be described as an iron fist of the royal family in the late Qing Dynasty. She has the fortitude and courage of a man and the gentleness and beauty of a woman. Every day before going to court, she will paint the mirror yellow like all women. Of course, all jewelry can't be left behind, such as gold silk dresses, embroidered beaded dresses and boots. Then, Zhu Chai, the hairpins, sleeves and beads hung around her neck, which she never forgot, were put on step by step before leaving the DPRK. How many women can't enjoy this style all their lives, even the queen in the palace can't compare with it.
We can't help wondering, is this woman trying her best to enjoy the pleasure brought by power? Obviously, she is a woman after all, and jewelry brings her no less comfort than power.
In her mausoleum, people not only found a lot of pearls, but also found many rare treasures in the world. For example, the night pearl, such a baby was absolutely rare at that time. The luminous pearl in Cixi's mouth is the original diamond, which is estimated to be more than 20,000 silver in19th century. Jade watermelon, jade cabbage, Yu Lian, jade lotus root, coral, gold, pearl quilt, rockhopper, etc. , are priceless rare treasures.
It can be said that such ostentation and extravagance is far higher than that of any ruler in the Qing Dynasty. But unfortunately, most of the treasures in the tomb have been scattered overseas. Originally, Cixi wanted to enjoy a rich life after her death, but she never thought that it had become a treasure house for grave robbers to dig.
Looking back on Cixi's life, she enjoyed everything a woman should enjoy, had supreme honor and got all the treasures she wanted, but what could she do? In the end, what these life didn't bring will also bring disaster to themselves after death. It can be seen that people live a lifetime, what is the picture, is it money? Is it power? Or do you want to stay in history? Actually, it's not. A quiet place is more important than anything else.