Qing dynasty rulers is resembled to modern Korean on the view of appearance.

What a great assessment

They can't find ladies that were a little more attractive ? I can find better looking ones in the markets.

Thanks for sharing the ranking system. "Empresses in the Palace" is my all time favorite Chinese historical drama followed very closely by "The Legend of Yanxi Palace".

Can you speak Chinese? (I think English is not your native language as sorry, your accent appears to be a bit terrible) instead when talking about Qing Dynasty?

I love the story of yanxi palace is a great teleserye ever. I never watched drama but this, is so amazing you gonna watch guy's. Story of yanxi palace love it so much.

So there is cast system in China too

Very interesting and clear👍

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The Empress is invincible, she can punish or even execute other concubines if they commit major crimes in the harem ( even if they are as noble as an imperial honorable consort ). The empress has a lot of privileges that other concubines never have, the empress cannot be easily removed and even the emperor respect her face and part. So no one dared to confront the empress, no one dared offend her, her words were like the emperor‘s command, sometime the emperor does not dare to punish the empress. That's why concubines only dare to fight with each other but dare not fight the empress and the fact that the concubines toppled the empress to take the throne is considered the most absurd thing in Chinese harem films.

Oh the singing! Ha ha.

There is only one consort in the Qing Dynasty that was promoted into Imperial Noble Consort while the Empress was still alive and ruling the Imperial Harem, she was Imperial Noble Consort Donggo (Empress Xiaoxian in posthumous matter) of the Shunzhi Emperor. She was originally entered the palace as Consort Xian but only after 2 months, Shunzi Emperor promotes her into an Imperial Noble Consort because, the emperor was deeply inloved with her. As an Imperial Noble Consort, she assisted Empress Xiaohuizhang in managing the Imperial Harem. Unfortunately, her health degrade because, her son, the 4th prince died prematurely, which causes her to die. Shunzhi Emperor was deeply saddened on the death of Imperial Noble Consort Donggo and only 2 days after her death, she was posthumously named as Empress Xiaoxian. Other imperial consorts was promoted into Imperial Noble Consort while the Empress was still alive because of some issues on the Empress; like Imperial Noble Consort Lingyi (posthumously Empress Xiaoyichun) was promoted into Imperial Noble Consort because Empress Nara was being deprived from her rights to rule the harem because of the grave taboo that she did, the cutting of hair. Actually, the emperor can elevate an Imperial Noble Consort while having an Empress according to their customs but they avoid to do so because, according to the history, Imperial Noble Consort Donggo became almost head-to-head with Empress Xiaohuizhang which creates chaos in the harem, especially that Imperial Noble Donggo had the favor of the Shunzhi Emperor. According to some historians, it wasn’t true that it was forbidden to elevate someone in the Imperial Harem in the Imperial Noble Consort position (in a healthy state), while the Empress was still alive.

They were MANCHU not Chinese

Butchering the pronunciation ok, we can understand since it's not your first or second language. But even the translations?! Oh come on!!

Story of Yanxi Palace & Ruyi Brought me Here

concubines carefully selected, how did 2:07 made it through the "pretty" test?

Favorite part: “Wenxiu became stronger like Britney Spears…..” starting at 33:30 “Stronger than yesterday…” 😃🥰👸🏼👸🏽

Does an official title of Concubine not exist? I assume that where the chart says Honorable, as in Honorable Lady (6th tier), it means Noble Lady, is this correct? Also, can you tell which rank a woman is by the type o by her headdress? Thanks!

Very fascinating!

好多长的又老又丑，根本不是女演员长的那样，不要美化皇室啥的了，也是长得丑的，一个个有啥想嫁的啊

เรื่องแซ่บๆ ในประวัติศาสตร์ nice to see you again eiei

The picture used in the "guiren" category belongs to the concubine of the last qing emperor PUYI. She was the one who divorced the emperor which caused quite a scandal because it's usually the emperor who will cast his concubines away( not wanting her) and not the other way around. Only her picture was used.she was never a guiren. She became the concubine immediately,not rose from the ranks. She was the chosen one of puyi but the girl's backer is not as powerful as the empress's backer so she became the concubine instead of becoming the empress consort. She was 16 when she got married,I think?

The picture of the concubine in the "changzai" category is shufei( only her picture was used.she did not belong in this concubine category)the favorite concubine of emperor guangxu ,the most handsome of all qing emperors.he was poisoned by dowager empress cixi Because of his radical liberal views of modernism.shufei was the one pushed into the well( murdered) by the eunuchs upon the orders of empress dowager cixi as they were leaving the palace when the 8-nation-alliance soldiers came to ransack the palace.

I would rather marry a King (Wang) than an Emperor (HuangShang) lol

How is this ultimate luxury? What people desired once now seem so strange?

后宫1000个…！

god photoshop

Most of these women were Plain Ass Ugly!! Now, I Feel Sorry for The Idiot Emperor!! What do These People Consider Ugly??

Back when women were real women without bottox and surgeries. YEAAAAHHH RIIGHHTTT....

I'm Chinese still fail history exam.. Hahaha... No comment after saw people comment wanrong, we 谢.. Maybe not all is true.. But good job..

Many people comment say wrong

Hahaha.. Wanrong

Ironic they have more history outside of China than those inside.

God damn who made these ugly chicks nobles lmao

real faces ugly

The ladies here 😳looking nothing like the actresses that play them .... 🤔 great up load very interesting 👍🏾👍🏾

日本語の字幕を付けていただけないでしょうか。

All this they were poison each other And killing each concubine children it was hell in the palace

22:50 is wanrong and wenxiu at the hall of the nourishing heart in the forbidden city. it's not the prince chun mansion. there's even a photo comparison on wikimedia

Is there something called Grand Empress Dowager ?

Your Chinese pronunciation is so bad.. You’re better off just speaking English cause the way you’re saying it is unintelligible lol

讨厌满人

1:08 some of them look pretty tho

Thank you for this quick video explaining the Qing harems structure!

the pronunciation is so bad. you need a lot of practice

no matter what, they all had shrunken bound feet? GROSS!!!

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If an emperor grandmother still alive, is she still live in palace? And what her title?

I think your photos of the concubines and their rankings are wrong..

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