Youfuqi photography

The reason why Cixi left a lot of photos in the end is that taking photos created a sense of freshness for Cixi, which made Cixi slowly like taking photos. Cixi herself is a woman who is willing to accept taste, pursuit or fashion. There was also a time when the imperial court contacted a lot of foreigners and let the imperial court begin to see the world. Although it has not changed much, it is better than being too limited.

1. Cixi in her later years especially likes taking pictures. She is very powerful and overbearing in taking pictures. According to historical records, Cixi doesn't like taking pictures, thinking that taking pictures will take away her soul. She once took it out on Zhen Fei, who likes taking pictures, and broke her camera. After Zhen Fei died, she threw all her photos into the brazier and burned them. There is only one person who makes Cixi like taking pictures, and that is Yu Deling. His father is a diplomat. When Yu Deling was young, many people came into contact with his father. Moreover, Yu Deling has been to Japan and France, spent six years in his diplomatic career, and realized a different life from that at home, which made his thoughts no longer limited to husband, wife, children and women workers. When Yuling entered the palace, Empress Dowager Cixi was 69 years old. Yuling tried her best to persuade the stubborn Empress Dowager Cixi to take the first photo, and patiently answered the puzzle of taking photos of Empress Dowager Cixi, creating a sense of freshness for Empress Dowager Cixi. Now we have more opportunities to see the beauty of Empress Dowager Cixi.

Second, although she accepted the photo, she was still imprisoned by her thoughts. Although taking photos, Empress Dowager Cixi is still very feudal and superstitious. She once asked Yu Deling to take a full-body photo of herself. Otherwise, the photos she took lacked arms and legs, and she had to stand upright when taking pictures, which would make her look blessed, solemn, auspicious and elegant. However, although Empress Dowager Cixi was feudal and superstitious in her heart, she still liked taking pictures in her later years and was very concerned about her appearance.

It can be seen from this change that Empress Dowager Cixi had a strong atmosphere at that time, and the conservative Empress Dowager Cixi was gradually accepting the outside world.