Tu Cach Cach - the last beauty of the Qing Dynasty: Beloved by Cixi and the ending left in a hurry

Tu Cach Cach is considered one of the last beauties in the Forbidden City. Despite receiving the favor of the Empress Dowager Tu, Tu Cach Cach lived a life of being confined in the palace for the rest of her life, having a husband and not having to leave suddenly.

After the Western countries flooded into the Qing Dynasty, many more advanced inventions were brought into China at that time. The advent of the camera allowed to preserve many precious documents about royal life inside the Forbidden City.

Empress Dowager Cixi, who had great power and influence at that time, also enjoyed taking pictures. In most of the photos taken by Cixi, which were preserved and restored, it was discovered that beside her there was always the silhouette of a beautiful woman. That person is Tu Cach Cach, recognized as the first beauty of the late Qing Dynasty.

Tu Cach Cach, the daughter of Khanh Than Vuong Dich Khuong, was smart and intelligent from a young age, was educated and trained, after growing up, she was beautiful and dignified, so she was loved by everyone. Although Khanh Than Vuong Dich Khuong had no talent, he knew how to please Empress Dowager Cixi, so he always had a smooth sailing on the court and became the 12th "Tie Mage Prince" of the Qing Dynasty.

Yi Kuang was also rated by the New York Times of the US as the richest man of the late Qing Dynasty and his influence was quite large at that time. The book records all of Khanh Than Vuong's assets, which are basically illicit wealth collected from the people.

Portrait of the Four Ways through a restored photo.

On the occasion of the 60th birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi, Khanh Than Vuong brought his fourth daughter to the palace to serve the Lao Buddhist family. The beautiful, knowledgeable Tu Cach Cac knows how to tell jokes, so Tu Hi is very fond of it. Every time she entered the palace, she often gave the old Buddha interesting toys of Westerners, so she was increasingly favored.

If Si Ge Ge doesn't visit in a few days, Empress Dowager Cixi will send someone to invite her into the palace. Cixi's concern for Tu Ge Ge is so great that even her marriage is decided by her. Tu Cach Cach was then married to Hi Tuan, the son of Du Loc, a high-ranking military officer in the court.

The married life of Four Caches is full of happiness. However, Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't stand the lonely days without Four Cauldrons by her side. Not long ago, Tu Hi sent Tu Chi Cach back to Di Hoa Vien to serve at his side.

The newlyweds were not long, so Tu Cach Cach did not want to enter the palace, but she could not disobey the queen's wishes. The newlyweds were f.orced to live apart, only seeing each other once a month to several months.

Some time later, Tu Cach Cach received bad news that the husband died because of many years of loving and missing his wife. Tu Cach Cach became a widow when she was less than 30 years old, Empress Dowager Cixi had to let her leave the palace and go home to mourn her husband.

As soon as the funeral was done, the incense smoke had not yet gone, Tu Cach Cach received the intention to return to the palace because Tu Hi could not continue to suffer without her. Tu Cach Cach was very angry, her family was afraid that she would offend Tu Xi, so she tried to convince her. Four Ways could only cry and reluctantly return to the palace. Since then, the rest of Tu Cach's life has been by the side of Empress Dowager Cixi, a step that never leaves.

Recorded in "The palace maidens visit Luc", as soon as Tu Cach Cach returned to the palace, Empress Dowager Cixi dragged her to take pictures, and f.orced her to dress up as Long Nu, a mythical character often standing behind on the right. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.

In the photos at that time, it can be seen that Tu Cach Cach's face is unnatural, smiling extremely reluctantly, while his eyes hide sadness and sorrow. In 1908, Empress Dowager Cixi died, and Tu Cach Ge was nearly 40 years old at that time. Most of her life was spent living in the palace, after her husband's d.eath she did not remarry, nor had any children, so the rest of her life could only live in loneliness and solitude.

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