In the last years of her life, Empress Dowager Tu Xi liked to do 3 things, 1 thing that terrified the servants

Empress Dowager Tu Xi was the one who held the power of dominance for half a century in the court at the end of the Qing Dynasty. According to historical data, Empress Dowager Tu Xi liked to do these three things the most in the last years of her life.

Empress Dowager Tu Xi was the most famous woman of the Qing Dynasty, the concubine of Emperor Han Feng, the biological mother of Emperor Dong Zhi. Tu Xi reigned in the Qing Dynasty for 47 years, although she did not become emperor until her death, but in fact she was no different from the emperor.

Each of her actions attracted attention, Empress Dowager Tu Xi's requirements for quality of life far exceeded ordinary people. Here are three things she liked to do the most in her last years, including one that was obsessive.

Collect treasures from all over the world

Empress Dowager Tu Xi was a passionate collector of treasures, and she continued to do this until the end of her life. Therefore, the people under her often express respect and flattery to Empress Dowager Tu Xi in many different ways.

Empress Dowager Tu Xi is very fond of jade, she often looks for the best gems to collect. Typically, the special jewel "Da Minh Chau' was left by Empress Dowager Tu Xi with her throughout the day and night. When she died, this jade was also included in the tomb and became one of the rare burial treasures.

This jewel was worth 10.8 million taels of silver at the time, which is equivalent to 810 million yuan today. After the death of Empress Dowager Tu Xi, this glowing jewel was also buried. After that, Sun Dien Anh robbed Dong Lang's grave, it was not clear where the jewel was. According to the records, this glowing jewel finally fell into the hands of Tong Mei Linh, Chiang Kai-shek's wife, but Tong Mei Ling never mentioned the glowing jewel in her life.

Empress Dowager Tu Xi likes to take pictures

In the last years of her life, Empress Dowager Tu Xi loved to take photos and tricks imported from the West to save true images. Tu Xi hated these things at first, but under the influence of Princess Duc Linh, Empress Dowager Tu Xi was passionate about photography, so a series of actual images were saved for historical researchers. This helps the next generation to see 1 Tu Xi through images, not through redrawn portraits.

Enjoy delicious food

Standing at the peak of fame and power, Empress Dowager Tu Xi surprised many people with her extremely lavish lifestyle. This is most evident in the way of life, especially in the one-of-a-kind parties of Empress Dowager Tu Xi.

Empress Dowager Tu Xi is famous for being extremely meticulous and strict in eating. Each main meal of Empress Dowager Tu Xi must be up to 100 dishes, and the side meal must also be at least 20 dishes. It is a well-known fact that Empress Dowager Tu Xi pursues delicious food.

After assuming the power of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Tu Xi set up a special kitchen for herself, called the Western Kitchen, where chefs could make more than 400 types of cakes and more than 4,000 different dishes.

According to records, Empress Dowager Tu Xi spent up to 70,000 silver ounces on food alone each year. This means that the amount of money Empress Dowager Tu Xi spends on food alone is almost enough for 3,000 well-off families in a year.

Each dinner of Tu Xi consists of 128 dishes and at most six tables have been filled. Even a relatively simple breakfast has more than a dozen types of porridge. Empress Dowager Tu Xi simply couldn't eat so much food. She only chose the one closest to her to eat two dishes, and cleaned up the rest without touching the chopsticks.

The basic ingredients used during the day to prepare meals for Empress Dowager Tu Xi include 11 kg of meat, 0.5 kg of lard, 2 goats, 5 chickens, 3 ducks, 3 kg of green onions, green vegetables of all kinds, kohlrabi, radish...

After getting out of bed, Empress Dowager Tu Xi will use a bowl of snow mushroom soup because she believes that it has the effect of helping to preserve youth and is especially good for the skin.

After using this bowl of nourishing soup, the queen mother will smoke 2 cigarettes and start eating breakfast. The tea drunk before meals is milk tea cooked in the Chu Tu Palace, where Empress Dowager Tu Xi lived.

The milk tea that Empress Dowager Tu Xi prefers is not a trivial type. The milk used to make tea is human milk, which is obtained from healthy, beautiful women who are breastfeeding.

In Du Duc Linh's memoir, the female eunuch who used to serve Empress Dowager Tu Xi, said that the powerful empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty said that when she was young, she liked to eat crispy pork skin. In addition, the queen mother also likes to eat roast duck, roast dairy pigs...

Katharine Carl, an American female painter who went to the Qing Dynasty to paint a portrait of Empress Dowager Tu Xi, shared about this empress dowager in the book "Tu Xi Describes the Memoir". Specifically, the dishes on the table are treasures and delicious sorghum that ordinary people do not see.

However, no matter how delicious the dish is, Empress Dowager Tu Xi does not eat more than 3 pieces. This is a rule in the imperial palace. Leftovers may be rewarded to courtesans or eunuchs.

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