Photographer Lao Hou

The Empress Dowager Ou, who ruled China for 48 years in A.D. 1908, died in * * *, and Qing * * * prepared a grand funeral for Empress Dowager Cixi. The scene was huge, and the funeral procession went from the Forbidden City to Dongling.

In the Qing Dynasty, the funeral of Empress Dowager Cixi was defined as the highest-level state funeral, and ordinary people were not allowed to watch it, let alone take pictures.

In the scenic burial procession of Empress Dowager Cixi, the cavalry cleared the way in front, and then people led the horses slowly forward.

Cixi's coffin was carried by more than 65,438+000 porters, all dressed in red and covered with a yellow silk embroidered with phoenix and flowers.

Behind the coffin is a Royal Guards. The soldiers were dressed in military uniforms and formed neatly. Behind them is a team carrying mourning flags.

Behind the flag is the camel team, which walked twice. They are mainly responsible for eating, drinking and sleeping of the funeral procession, and it is a long way, so someone needs to be responsible for logistics.

Behind the camel procession are monks and lamas, who recite scriptures while walking, and finally, ministers of the Qing Dynasty, who can be seen wearing masks and black mourning clothes.

Photographers from the local Fu Sheng photo studio took this group of photos. They bribed the governor of Zhili to join the funeral procession and recorded this precious moment.

Unfortunately, a photographer met the Jade Dragon Queen, and then four photographers were laid and sentenced to ten years in prison, but some photos were preserved.