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My First Half of Life (Hardcover) Collector's Edition Genuine Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Puyi
My First Half of Life (Hardcover) Collector's Edition Genuine Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Puyi
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Introduction · · · · · ·
An unparalleled figure in modern history, the only Chinese emperor who wrote his own biography - Aisin-Gioro Puyi.
The original work of the movie "The Last Emperor" which won nine Academy Awards, My First Half of Life (Complete Version) is now available in the first hardcover revised edition. Pu Yi's life was full of vicissitudes and he witnessed all the ups and downs of life.
★He is the only Chinese emperor who wrote his own biography.
★He is the only emperor who can live in the deep palace after the country is destroyed.
★Puyi's life was different from others because he ascended the throne - from an emperor to a commoner, from splendor to mediocrity, he experienced many vicissitudes of life and witnessed the ups and downs of honor and disgrace.
When it comes to "My First Half of Life", today's readers will easily doubt the authenticity of the content.
As for whether "self-exposure under the pressure of the situation will avoid the important and focus on the trivial", Puyi may be powerless. You have to know that people like Puyi have never lived "alone", and he can almost be said to be a person without a private life. And when he became a war criminal, everything he wanted to conceal was reported by his family and old friends. In such a severe atmosphere, it is better to confess earlier than to be exposed by others, so the reliability of "My First Half of Life" in this regard is better than many memoirs written in a "free" state. The most unique value of this book, which should also be its original intention, is to let us see how a feudal emperor was transformed into a new socialist man. When Puyi finally had the identity of a citizen of the Republic after his release and obtained a voter's card, he said that this was the most precious thing in his life.
——Xiong Yi
Aisin-Gioro Puyi
The last emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the last emperor in Chinese history. His courtesy name was Yaozhi and his pseudonym was Haoran. He was also known as the Deposed Emperor of the Qing Dynasty or the Xuantong Emperor. He was the great-grandson of Emperor Daoguang, the grandson of Prince Chunxian Yihuan, and the eldest son of Regent Zaifeng. His mother was Suwanguerjia Youlan. He reigned twice, from 1909 to 1912 and from July 1 to July 12, 1917. Puyi wrote an autobiography, "My First Half of Life". His unique and dramatic experience has been adapted into film and television works many times, among which the movie "The Last Emperor" won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director. On October 17, 1967, Puyi died of kidney cancer in Beijing at the age of 61. He was first buried in Babaoshan and then moved to the Hualong Royal Cemetery near Chongling (Guangxu Mausoleum) in the Western Qing Tombs.
Table of contents · · · · · ·
Chapter 1 My Family Background (1859-1908) 1
1. The Life of Prince Chunxian 2
2. Grandfather Ronglu11
3. Empress Dowager Cixi's Decision16
4. Regent Regency 21
5. Prince's House 28
Chapter 2 My Childhood (1908-1917) 35
1. Ascension and abdication36
II. Emperor's Life 46
3. Between Mother and Child 56
4. Reading in Yuqing Palace 61
5. Eunuch 71
6. My Wet Nurse 79
Chapter 3 Beijing’s “Little Court” (1917-1924) 85
1. Yuan Shikai Era 86
2. The Restoration of the Qing Dynasty 95
3. Beiyang Veterans 106
IV. Endless Hope 115
5. Johnston 124
VI. Marriage 132
VII. Internal Conflict 139
8. Dismissal of the Eunuchs 148
IX. Rectification of the Ministry of Internal Affairs154
10. The End of the Forbidden City 164
11. In the "Northern Palace" 172
12. Choice at the Crossroads 179
13. From the “Embassy District” to the “Concession Area” 190
Chapter 4 Tianjin’s “Place of Operation” (1924-1930) 201
1. Luo Zhenyu's Efforts
2. Between Me and the Fengtian Generals
3. Semenov and “Little Zhuge” 224
4. Dongling Incident 231
5. Consulate, Headquarters, and Black Dragon Society 236
6. Zheng Xiaoxu's Ideals 249
VII. “Walking in” Life 258
Chapter 5 Going to the Northeast (1931-1932) 269
1. The restless “Jingyuan” 270
2. Japanese Opinions Divided 280
3. Meeting with Doihara 285
4. Baihe Smuggling 294
V. Under lockdown298
VI. My Observations and Thoughts 306
7. Meeting with Itagaki 311
Chapter VI Fourteen Years of Manchukuo (1932-1945) 317
I. Another drama that was performed at the same time - excerpts from a participant's account (1931-1932) 318
2. Debut 338
III. The “Dignity” of the “Head of State” 346
4. Lytton Commission 356
5. The Third Time as an Emperor 363
6. Yoshioka Yasunao 369
7. My Fear 374
8. The Four Great “Edicts” and Others 381
9. In front of the sheep is the wolf389
10. The Fate of the Empress and Concubine 396
11. Big Crash 400
Chapter 7 Five Years in the Soviet Union (1945-1950) 413
1. Doubts and Fantasies 414
2. The shelf that can't be put down 418
3. I do not plead guilty421
IV. International Military Tribunal for the Far East422
Chapter 8 From Resistance to Confession (1950-1954) 433
1. Return to the Motherland 434
2. My First Autobiography
3. Qianlong's Tianhuang Stone Seal 448
4. Black suitcase 453
5. Explaining the truth of history 457
VI. Reporting and Confession 465
7. Vibration 470
8. True Colors Revealed 475
Chapter 9 After the Confession (1955-1956) 481
1. Observing the “Weather” 482
2. The Taste of Labor 486
3. Life Review Meeting 490
4. Blood and Tears Accusation 500
5. Fang Surong 508 from Pingdingshan
6. A Farmer's Family in Taishanbao 515
7. The Third Crash 518
Chapter 10 Everything is Changing (1956) 523
1. The initial answer is 524
II. Meeting with Relatives 533
3. Japanese war criminals 542
IV. Divorce 558
Chapter 11: "The Glory of the World" (1957-1959) 569
1. The 570 I Lost in My Heart
2. Liberated People 580
3. Beauty and Ugliness, Good and Evil587
IV. “Prison” 594
5. “Suofang” 601
6. Destiny can be controlled607
Chapter 12 Amnesty (1959) 613
1. The CPC Central Committee's Suggestions614
2. December 4, 1959 622
3. Farewell to 627
Important Events in Puyi's Life631
Appendix: Exposing the Crimes of Japanese Militarism from My Experience - Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the September 18th Incident 635
