Empress Dowager Cixi of the three major New Year special hobby _ Yong Heng Long Man.

Late "first woman" was the Imperial Age of the Empress Dowager Cixi female officer Yude the call. .This call is easy to see from the Empress Dowager Cixi solution the world, no one can, and the Weihe power. .Empress Dowager Cixi in the late Qing wen, dynasty, dynasties of top decision-makers, her acting behind the scene, ruled on behalf of political tutelage over forty seven years in China, Late Qing Dynasty "first woman" in the title can be called up to their name. .As the late Qing "first woman" is probably already well-known iron-fisted power, but off the throne, leaving the Empress Phoenix has her bed the other side of little-known, there are shared common emotions, emotions, .and many special hobby, not people think weird. .Empress Dowager Cixi is described here in the New Year, three special hobby: cooking, gifts, watching drama. .Yude old Empress Dowager Cixi in the palace waited over two years, and later settled in the United States with her husband, she wrote in English, "I side in two years Empress" memoir vividly describes the situation of the Chinese New Year palace .of the late Qing "first woman" Empress New Year, the details of the three main hobbies are quite detailed records. .<wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> girls Empress .First, the cook: Every New Year, Empress likes to cook. .One week before New Year's Eve, the Empress began to "holiday", and no longer deal with affairs of state. .India letters home country, a chance to use until next year. .Old memories from Germany can be seen as the Senior's your, used clothing to hand over the rice to the mouth port of the Empress of life, such as the New Year will be as an ordinary housewife, to personally lift a hand, a cake is the one. .New Year's sacrifice and bakery equipment, Empress looked very pious, "the first piece of cake to do in person by the Queen Mother. When the Queen Mother said to begin to make cakes, everyone told her to do into a cake designed for the room. .cake flour, sugar and yeast mixed together, knead the dough, and then on the steaming pot, it immediately sent up the same with the bread. who made the most thick hair pie, whoever is considered the favorite of God, luck .certainly the best. Empress made cakes made with the highest, we are congratulating her, she is also very happy. Then she ordered each of us have done, the result we do not like the Queen Mother's good. "Empress really do the most .good? .No, the Palace of Princess, the maid did not intend to discuss Empress happy. .The people other people's "Jizao", the palace have been. .And the Empress is serious and occasionally a joke, and servants, said, "candy ready, we put these things stand for respect in the Kitchen God designed the table. Empress twisting of the chef said: 'Beware, the Kitchen God .the year must report to the sky how much you stole something soon be down to your '. "paste New Year" Fu "is the essential content of thousands of households, the situation of the Empress is also quite seriously. .Empress there is a big hobby, like writing "fu" to give staff minister, perhaps she is also a means to win over the hearts and minds. .Jizao early in the morning the day after, the empress would come to the hall, at which time the red yellow and green colored large sheet of paper on the case already ready, she picked up a large, writing on paper, "Life," "Fu ."word. .A "blessing" Zhiqian Jin, to get the word Empress personally write naturally is a great honor. .But these words are not always full of handwritten Empress, Germany age memories, "wrote tired, let Princess Palace or instrument to write." Second, the gifts: Chinese New Year, Empress favorite gift received. .Empress like Chinese New Year, in addition to lively, but also received many valuable years of officiating, which later became her buried. .July 1928, the warlord Sun Dianying dug Empress fixed Tanglin, Theft of a large number of treasures, most favored by the Empress eunuch Li Lien Ying Si son Licheng Wu, in his "love Yue Xuan Notes" on these buried treasures are detailed .account of the number and value of grave goods that are said to be placed alone in the foot on both sides of the Jade Empress watermelon to the value of silver, 2,202,000. .Many are so many treasures to life, and she had received the gift of the Chinese New Year Festival. .Empress of the annual ceremony to send her very much, will be a piece to see, like to stay with, not in the database to lock into, and perhaps do not see the one of the. .These gifts include small items, jewelry, silk, and even clothes, everything. .Twenty-year-old Empress and Tsz together "behind a screen," to her seventy-year-old died, in charge of Great Qing Dynasty for nearly half a century, the number of New Year's gift to receive? .Several times a year can receive a full room. .As a gift too, the Empress has a specialized collection of rooms, which is "locked in the bank," one said the origin of age on the tube over the German "warehouse." .Empress to the palace buried two billion worth of silver, a lot of people have been wondering this, but where so much treasure? .See that the bar should know. .Empress care about in ceremony, courtiers put the gift sent as a curry favor Late in the "first woman", causing her a great opportunity favor. .Yuan Zhili Governor to do the annual ceremony to give the Empress is a very luxurious yellow satin gown, outsiders know very little about it. .What kind of luxury? .Above with various colors of diamond, pearl inlaid into a peony flower, the leaves are green gems. .Empress Yuan glance fancy gift, like them very much. .De Ling said the New Year's Day, the empress to wear to the body, but because studded with precious stones, too heavy, it may not be too comfortable to wear, and later on the collection up. .On one occasion, the Empress to receive a diplomat, De Ling advised her to wear this dress, the Empress did not adopt, the reasons may be too heavy. .In fact, the Yuan may simply not put clothes on when to send ah ceremony, but is set to clothing to jewelry, the jewelry is more subtle than the direct delivery only, Empress even really wear a day, I really have her. .This "treasure clothing" should also be entered later Empress of the underground palace, were buried. .Yuan is much of a giver, he size up the situation, well-kissing, and some officials have ignored this, said the ceremony was heavy but not the views of the Empress. .For example, if the Empress has, sending a similar, she will not feel rare. .De Ling sisters and her mother brought some of their mirrors from France, perfumes and all kinds of cosmetics, which are then internally do not see the rarity, the Empress was very pleased. .And in the same year the Spring Festival, like the pearl that Empress Yuan Guangdong and Guangxi as the Governor and also sent copies of a very precious gift, a good pearl is four bags, each bag has at least one thousand, the same size, same style. .De Ling said, the Empress has been a lot of pearls, a gift not too concerned about this, just say "okay!" Shows the Chinese New Year gifts can not just sent, have brains, have to pay attention Shouli object preference, or spent a lot of money .might not fall well. .Empress has a strong vanity, except to give her courtiers in ceremony, the Emperor, Empress and Princess Palace are no exception, but compared to what the Secretary of State to send treasures, Empress of the family, a gift from the people around, more attention to affection .content, it is more hands to do more things, such as shoes, handkerchief, scarf, handbags and the like. .Girl, eunuchs often send some pastry snacks or something. .Great Qing Dynasty Empress, "Lafayette", usually a man down is turn around her, obey her will, the New Year even more is. .New Year's Eve in the early morning, the Empress going to worship and ancestor worship. .Two in the afternoon, we should also "see the old year out ceremony", under the leadership of the Queen, Princess Palace, his family, attendants, etc. arranged in rows according to grade compete with, together kowtowing to the Queen Mother. .After the ceremony, kind of God to the point of "blood", to each person made of red satin embroidered with a small purse of gold, which there are some lucky money. .New Year's Eve night, the Empress Dowager Cixi of the entertainment is crap. .According to Yude age memories, "No one wants to go to bed. Queen Mother suggested that we dice, give some money each tour, and more up to two hundred and twenty. She let us carefully points, winning to do. We are of course very carefully .The fear of the Queen Mother won the money. "but had enough, Empress" happy one "to come, will put her own money to win the ground, so that everyone would rob, as fun. .Servant in the palace are surrounded them and tried to snatch, to Empress happy. .The next few days, the Empress will play "Caesar money" game, the money was "stolen", we were happy. .Third, look at drama: New Year's Day, the Empress is a must-see drama program. .When dawn is New Year's Day, playing a night of Empress must be tired, will return to the rest room. .In her wake, the ladies on behalf of peace will be holding several dishes of apples, Fruit of longevity on behalf of several dishes that update the lotus, to the Empress's room to discuss her favor. .Empress met happy and I want to say to all the lucky few blessed words. ."At this time, we all have to stand on the sidelines, waiting for her grooming business, to her New Year. Later, we would give the Emperor and Empress New Year. According to the National Palace of experts to Sri Lanka book" Women Empress, "a book introduction, Empress favorite .listen to a play, and most like to listen to the prostitution scene. for this, Andrew Hite eunuch in the construction of a sophisticated Xiyuan exquisite Grand Opera Tower, for the Empress theater. Liyuan specially convened group of children, rehearsal theater, .especially in the prostitution scene great effort, a music blog Empress. sometimes play too dirty, even to accompany the Queen feel unable to sit still to listen. New Year's Day, show nature is unavoidable, according to the meaning of the Empress, will .palace courtyard of a makeshift stage. Empress sat close to the guests and the general use of the corridor near the Palace of Princess, of course, including the Queen, including the emperor, his family, who have to accompany her around the theater. And on this day, the Empress will .grandmother of the kind people are people, a change normally majesty. Germany to feel too old for a time, she recalls, "hazy, I feel there is something fell into my mouth to suddenly woke up. .Eyes open, saw that it was a candy, I'll be eaten. .Walked around the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother asked me if I eat sugar, not good, let me not to sleep, to play more on the moment. .Queen Mother looks so happy, I've never seen it. .She jokes, almost like a child, people can not believe this is the Queen Mother before the awesome. ."Up until the evening, started this drama was almost finished. At this time, the Empress will be improvisation, super fancier her eunuchs to play music, sing a few pro-ditty over the first game addiction, the ladies followed her to sing again. Is keen interest .The Empress has ordered the eunuchs to sing, fancier natural eunuchs sang very professional, but it is difficult to usually only know that "suck," the eunuchs would not sing. But who would dare not from the words of Lafayette, had to tear a few ducks throat howl .sentence. This way the drama to come out, not only empress laughed, everyone laughed, the full house cheering. <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr>.