Revealing the reason why Empress Dowager Cixi uses 40,000kg of apples and more than 320,000 pears every year

According to historical records kept after the Qing Dynasty's demise, the amount of fruit that Empress Dowager Cixi used was huge. Many people don't believe she can use so much fruit.

Specifically, each year, Empress Dowager Cixi used: more than 150,000 apples, 110,000 yellow pears, 70,000 sugar pears, more than 50,000 pink pears, more than 2,000 persimmons and countless other fruits such as peaches. , watermelon, plum, apricot, hawthorn,...

Take apples for example, many people don't believe she can use more than 150,000 apples a year. If one apple weighs about 0.25kg, then more than 150,000 apples weigh nearly 40,000kg.

On average, Empress Dowager Cixi uses more than 400 apples every day. She will eat 1 apple every 3 minutes and eat non-stop to be able to use up all the apples weighing nearly 40,000kg.

In fact, Empress Dowager Cixi did not eat that many apples but used them as a room scent.

In the history of dynasties, palaces and noble families often had the habit of fumigating rooms with aromatherapy.

But Empress Dowager Cixi is not like others, she uses natural fruit flavors. Her Storage Room is always filled with different types of fruits.

Remember, in the movie "The Story of Chan Hoan's Harem", Chan Hoan once praised the scent in the Queen's palace as being very different and was told by the Queen that she used a few fruits corresponding to the season to steam. impregnated with electricity.

Empress Dowager Cixi's palace has many types of fruits, the space is very airy and pleasant, standing anywhere feels sweet and refreshing.

And the fruits will be replaced every half month. That's why Empress Dowager Cixi needed so much fruit and it's no wonder that 40,000kg of apples are used each year.

Empress Dowager Cixi was a famous historical figure in the late Qing Dynasty. She was once the person who held the supreme power and ruled Dai Qing for half a century. The power in her hands allowed Ci Hi to enjoy all the most luxurious things.

According to the eunuch's account at the time, Empress Dowager Cixi spent a total of about 4,000 taels of silver per day. This amount of silver was equivalent to covering nearly half a month's expenses in the palace or being able to buy a whole German cruiser. Cixi's spending in one year was enough to build a powerful navy.

Hundreds of dishes per meal, enough for a person to eat for several years

According to the memory of the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty - Pho Nghi, each meal of Queen Mother Long Du needed six tables to accommodate it all. That sumptuous meal originated from Cixi.

According to historical records, Cixi's worst meal was enough for a normal person to eat well for several years. Every day Tu Hi uses about 25kg of pig's feet, pork, a sheep, two chickens, ducks, fish... Rice is also divided into many types. There are two regular meals a day and each meal has hundreds of dishes. When the dish is brought up, if Tu Hi is satisfied it will be placed on the table, otherwise it will have to be taken down. Chefs also need to change the menu every day.

Research experts say that food offered to Cixi must have four main characteristics: First, it must always be hot; The second is to take tea enjoyment seriously; Third is to have more meat to supplement collagen; Fourth is to supplement foods that are good for digestion. It can be seen that Cixi not only values the quantity of dishes but is also a person who takes health and beauty very seriously.

Not only clothes, going to the toilet or bathing are also unbelievably luxurious

Ci Hi is a person who loves beauty very much. She left behind many photos of herself. She pays special attention to her outfits, and uses about 3,000 pairs of socks each year. All are made of soft silk and embroidered with quite sophisticated patterns. It takes even the most skilled embroiderers a week to make a pair and Cixi will never wear them again.

Not to mention the clothes are also particularly lavish. During a trip, there are about 2,000 sets of clothes alone, filling an entire carriage. And this is just a drop in her outfit.

During the Qing Dynasty, emperors, empresses, and dowagers in the Forbidden City did not defecate in fixed toilets, but used an object called "providence". Empress Dowager Cixi's providence is especially luxurious, carved into an oval shape from sandalwood, and the outside is encrusted with extremely elegant jade and gold. The top has a soft cushion and a lid after use. At the same time, there is also a specially made incense with deodorizing effect. Cixi toilet paper uses the same white tissue paper that is ironed and carefully handled by palace maids.

Even Cixi's bathing was extremely costly. The bathtub is carved with a golden dragon. The soaps used all contain special fragrances and essential oils that create fragrance for the body and hair. Every time she bathes, Cixi uses more than 100 towels made from delicate golden silk threads and throws them all away after use.

Huge treasure buried with him after death

Cixi died in 1908. The funeral alone was more grand than a Western military parade. After her death, burial items became even more valuable. Ly Lien Anh, a close eunuch, recorded the amount of burial objects buried with Cixi: Inside the coffin was a mattress made of gold and silver with more than 10 thousand pearls, more than 200 pieces of white jade. and more than 80 rubies and a phoenix crown on his head are also extremely valuable.

Jade Lotus in hand is also worth more than 2 million taels of silver. Most valuable is the famous night pearl in the mouth. According to experts, the current market price of this night pearl can be up to more than 800 million yuan (equivalent to more than 2.6 trillion VND). But soon after Cixi buried them, these treasures were stolen.

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