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From China's last emperor to citizen – Palace of Puyi
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From China's last emperor to citizen – Palace of Puyi
From China's last emperor to citizen – Palace of Puyi
![Aisin-Gioro Puyi (Feb. 7, 1906 – Oct. 17, 1967), of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro family, was the last emperor of feudal China. He first ruled the country as the Xuantong Emperor from 1908 to 1912, and nominally as a non-ruling puppet emperor for twelve days in 1917. He was the 11th and final member of the Qing Dynasty to rule over China. From emperor to a common citizen. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8360919.jpg "Aisin-Gioro Puyi (Feb. 7, 1906 – Oct. 17, 1967), of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro family, was the last emperor of feudal China. He first ruled the country as the Xuantong Emperor from 1908 to 1912, and nominally as a non-ruling puppet emperor for twelve days in 1917. He was the 11th and final member of the Qing Dynasty to rule over China. From emperor to a common citizen. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![This China.org.cn reporter recently visited the last emperor's palace in Changchun City, the capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. The building complex serves as testimony to the Japanese invasion. The front gate of the last emperor's palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8360e1e.jpg "This China.org.cn reporter recently visited the last emperor's palace in Changchun City, the capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. The building complex serves as testimony to the Japanese invasion. The front gate of the last emperor's palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The whole compound, comprising 137,000 square meters, was Puyi's office and living space for 14 years when he served as 'Emperor of Manchukuo', a puppet state of Imperial Japan, between 1932 and 1945. The front gate of the last emperor’s palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8361225.jpg "The whole compound, comprising 137,000 square meters, was Puyi's office and living space for 14 years when he served as 'Emperor of Manchukuo', a puppet state of Imperial Japan, between 1932 and 1945. The front gate of the last emperor’s palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The entrance of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de836172e.jpg "The entrance of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The entrance of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8361b39.jpg "The entrance of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The Tongde building, with both Chinese and Japanese architectural styles, was originally designed as a palace that combined offices, recreation and living quarters for the emperor's family. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8370b5f.jpg "The Tongde building, with both Chinese and Japanese architectural styles, was originally designed as a palace that combined offices, recreation and living quarters for the emperor's family. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The Tongde building's entrance. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8370f0a.jpg "The Tongde building's entrance. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The Tongde building, with both Chinese and Japanese architectural styles, was originally designed as a palace that combined offices, recreation and living quarters for the emperor’s family. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de837141b.jpg "The Tongde building, with both Chinese and Japanese architectural styles, was originally designed as a palace that combined offices, recreation and living quarters for the emperor’s family. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The dancing hall of Tongde building. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de837182e.jpg "The dancing hall of Tongde building. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The dancing hall of the Tongde building. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8371d4c.jpg "The dancing hall of the Tongde building. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The golden dragon wall of the Tongde building. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8372163.jpg "The golden dragon wall of the Tongde building. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The kowtow room of the Tongde Building. This is where Puyi handled political affairs, held discussions with officials, and met foreign visitors. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8372618.jpg "The kowtow room of the Tongde Building. This is where Puyi handled political affairs, held discussions with officials, and met foreign visitors. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The kowtow room of the Tongde building. This was where Puyi handled political affairs, held discussions with officials, and met foreign visitors. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8372b33.jpg "The kowtow room of the Tongde building. This was where Puyi handled political affairs, held discussions with officials, and met foreign visitors. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![Puyi's bedroom. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8372f50.jpg "Puyi's bedroom. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The corridor of the Tongde building. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de837340b.jpg "The corridor of the Tongde building. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The corridor of the Tongde building. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de837382c.jpg "The corridor of the Tongde building. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The bedroom of Puyi's father. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8373d4f.jpg "The bedroom of Puyi's father. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The Eastern Imperial Garden covers 11,100 square meters and is the largest garden in the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8374110.jpg "The Eastern Imperial Garden covers 11,100 square meters and is the largest garden in the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The Eastern Imperial Garden covers 11,100 square meters and is the largest garden in the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8374537.jpg "The Eastern Imperial Garden covers 11,100 square meters and is the largest garden in the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The royal air-raid shelter in the Eastern Imperial Garden. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8374960.jpg "The royal air-raid shelter in the Eastern Imperial Garden. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The royal air-raid shelter in the Eastern Imperial Garden. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8374e27.jpg "The royal air-raid shelter in the Eastern Imperial Garden. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The back hall of the Tongde building. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8375254.jpg "The back hall of the Tongde building. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The badge of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de837561f.jpg "The badge of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The last emperor's clothes. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8375b50.jpg "The last emperor's clothes. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The jade seal of the last Emperor. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8375f1f.jpg "The jade seal of the last Emperor. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![Puyi's car. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8376454.jpg "Puyi's car. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The office building of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8376827.jpg "The office building of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The meeting room of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8376d60.jpg "The meeting room of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The feast hall of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8377137.jpg "The feast hall of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The feast hall of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8377610.jpg "The feast hall of the palace. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The office building's courtyard. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8377a09.jpg "The office building's courtyard. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The palace's race course. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8377f4a.jpg "The palace's race course. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
![The fortress. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100901/000d87ad3cdd0de8378629.jpg "The fortress. [By Wang Ke / China.org.cn]")
