Cixi's luminous pearl was buried in Ding Dong Mausoleum of the Eastern Qing Dynasty after the death of Empress Dowager Cixi. There are many buried treasures, including the famous night pearl. After Cixi died, the pearl of the night was in her mouth. In the 17th year of the Republic of China (AD 1928), the tomb was stolen by the army under the command of warlord Sun Dianying. After that, he wandered into Song Meiling's hands, was regarded as a shoe ornament, and then disappeared.

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The grave was stolen and all the jewels were lost.

According to Yu Shanpu's "Sun Dianying, a Stolen Treasure from Dongling", "The luxury of Cixi's mausoleum is more than that of all imperial tombs in the Qing Dynasty, especially the jewels buried in coffins are more precious. "After the death of Cixi on October 22nd in the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu (A.D. 1908), eunuch Li attended the funeral service and recorded the buried treasures one by one."

He also said:' The bandits first robbed Cixi of the big jewels around her body-jade watermelon, Chinese cabbage, Yu Lian, coral trees and so on. Then take away all the jewels under Cixi, then put Cixi's body on the coffin, grab the dragon robe, tear off underwear, take off shoes and socks, and search all the jewels around her. Cixi's teeth were also pried open and the pearls in her mouth were taken away.

The article quoted Sun Dianying as saying: "She (Cixi) has a luminous pearl in her mouth, which is divided into two parts. When it is closed, it is a ball, transparent and dull. When it was closed, it showed a green cold light, and her hair could be seen within a hundred steps at night. It is said that this treasure can keep the body from melting. It is no wonder that after Cixi's coffin was split open, Lafayette seemed to be asleep, only seeing the wind, his face turned black and his clothes were not suitable. I gave the night pearl to Mrs. Jiang () for me. "

It's hard to know the root cause before you see something.

There seems to be no doubt about the pearl in the mouth of Empress Dowager Cixi, but I don't know what material it is. Some people think it is fluorite, but it is difficult to draw a conclusion.

1997 this month, when I attended the "cross-strait cultural exchange meeting" in Taipei, I asked this night pearl in many ways. Because Song Meiling is old and lives in the United States, it is difficult to know its origin. I also asked Mr. Na Zhiliang, an archaeologist at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan (at the age of 92,/kloc-0 died in 1998). He also shook his head, not knowing the details.