What does the makeup look like? Comparison of old photos of concubines in Qing Dynasty

The plot of 76 episodes of Zhen Zhuang Zhuan is complicated and ups and downs, which mainly shows the changes of the heroine Zhen's status and personality after she entered the palace. In the end, Zhen was completely different from her in the first episode. The makeup of different periods in the play also reflects her status, mentality and situation at that time.

Zhen of Yimei Garden

When she first entered the palace, Zhen was still a heartless and kind-hearted girl, so her makeup was to set off her beauty and purity. Another reason is that her position in the harem is still relatively low, and the harem has different strict requirements on the dress of concubines of different positions. Zhen Xuan's makeup when she prayed in Yimeiyuan was quite classic at that time. In the stills, she was dressed in a white robe, not combed, and looked pure and lovely against the delicate and blooming plum blossoms, leaving a beautiful shadow in the hearts of the emperor and the king of Guo County.

After that, Zhen was favored by the emperor and changed from a girl to a woman. The improvement of status has brought her more noble makeup: combed hair, more jewelry, more exquisite clothes and flaming lips. Because of the power struggle in the harem, Zhen Xuan's mentality at this time has also changed a lot, from scheming to being very shrewd, so her makeup looks dignified and cold besides being noble.

Besides the makeup of the harem, the makeup of the ladies-in-waiting also left a deep impression on the audience. I saw her take off all her beautiful clothes, all her jewelry and put on a simple dress without any decoration on her face. This kind of makeup not only represents her experience of practicing in the harem after leaving the palace, but also shows that she is tired of fighting in the harem and eager to stay away from right and wrong. After all, it is "mind-born".

After the popular broadcast of Zhen Fei's old photo "Zhen Chuan" in Qing Dynasty, it is said that real old photos of Zhen Fei appeared on the Internet. The woman in the photo looks black and old, and looks very ugly, which is in sharp contrast with the glamorous and noble Zhen Xuan in the TV series. Therefore, netizens have expressed their ideals and realistic backbone.

Online photos of Zhen Lao

The first photo in the world was taken by the French in 1822, and the first camera in the world appeared in 1839, and it was several years after this camera was introduced to China. In China, where science and technology are relatively backward, most Qing people think that cameras attract people's souls and are an unknown and dangerous thing. There are also many women who like to take photos and pursue fashion in the harem, among whom Cixi and Zhenfei are more famous. In addition, the earliest photo of China was taken at 1844. The person he photographed was Yingjie, a minister during Daoguang and Xianfeng periods in Qing Dynasty. This photo is recognized by many photographers and archivists all over the world as the first photo of China. At present, it is collected by some museums in France and China, so this appraisal is very reliable.

The historical prototype of Zhen is the filial piety of Qing Dynasty, the concubine of Yongzheng and the biological mother of Qianlong. Although she lived for 86 years, she died in 1777. So when Zhen died, the camera had not been invented and had not been introduced to China. At the same time, it is more than half a century earlier than the first photo of China.

Compared with the photos or portraits of historical figures and prototype figures in TV dramas, actors are often much younger and better-looking than historical figures, which is the need of TV drama casting. However, the historical prototype of Zhen Xuan is relatively unknown, so netizens mistook a photo of a empresses for an old photo of Zhen Xuan.

According to the plot of the original novel, Zhen Chuanzhen's sister is Miss Zhen's eldest daughter. There are three sisters below, but in the TV series, she only has two sisters: Huan Bi and Zhen Yurao.

Sister Zhen Yurao

Huanbi is Zhen's personal maid and Zhen's half-sister. Because the biological mother is the daughter of the spy minister, she has been hiding the identity of a servant girl in Zhen's house, and later married Zhen into the palace. Although Huanbi is calculating and used to getting into trouble with Zhen many times, she has been conscientious to her since she turned over a new leaf and made up with Zhen.

Although I have always liked Guo County, I have never really expressed my feelings because of my humble status and my love for He Zhen. Later, in order to conceal her affair with Zhen, the emperor married her. Zhen also took this opportunity to accept Huanbi as her godsister, renamed Zhen, became the second young lady of Zhen's family, and later married. Until her husband died after drinking poisoned wine, Huanbi crashed into a coffin at the funeral and died of double suicide.

Zhen Xuan's other sister, Yu Rao, is her own sister, so she was deeply loved by Zhen Xuan since she was a child. Coincidentally, the emperor fell in love with Yu Rao and showed her kindness in every way. He even took a piece of Yu Pei from the late Chunyuan Queen as his concubine and gave it to Yurao. But Yu Rao has always avoided refusing to be close to the emperor, because she has long fallen in love with Shen Meifu Yunxi at first sight and loved each other. In order to fulfill the two people, Zhen designed the emperor as her sister and watched them hit it off. Later, Yu Rao made it clear to the emperor that he was only a wife, not a concubine, and the emperor had to retire. So in the end, Yu Rao married her lover, which is regarded as a couple in Zhen Huan's biography, and few lovers get married.

What is Zhen? Empresses in the Palace tells the story of Zhen Xuan's transformation from inner simplicity to ingenuity, and also tells the story of her stepping onto the peak of power in the harem. Zhen Xuan was never crowned queen, but she was a concubine for a long time before she became the empress dowager. Although they were all concubines during this period, their titles and ranks have been changing.

Zhen stills

In the original work, Zhen Xuan has gone through at least five or six changes from six tastes to one taste and from the imperial concubine. There are many changes and deletions in the plot of TV series adapted from novels. Zhen was made a constant servant by the emperor before he officially entered the palace, and was named "Wan", which was only a side seven at that time. After entering the palace, Zhen slowly climbed up step by step, to the nobles and to Wan 'an.

Later, Zhen, who should have been named Princess Wan, was framed by the queen and failed. At the same time, she left the palace to practice in Kanluoji, which can be said to be the lowest period of Zhen's status. When the emperor brought Zhen back to the palace, she was made a princess and changed her surname to Niulu. After that, Zhen gave birth to a pair of twins, and Longxin's happy emperor promoted her to the imperial concubine. Finally, because his adopted son and younger brother succeeded to the throne according to the imperial decree, Zhen was honored as the Queen Mother of Notre Dame.

In novels and TV series Empresses in the Palace, why harem women are conferred titles, whether they are queens or concubines, is related to whether they are favored by the emperor, but more importantly, it depends on whether these women are good at calculation, whether they are good at grasping opportunities and whether they know how to fight for power and profit. Zhen Xuan can be promoted smoothly in the harem concubines, and finally stands at the peak of power, which is the embodiment of her wisdom and means.

The vivid Empresses in the Palace can be said to be the most popular TV series in 20 12 China. It was not only repeated by various TV stations, but also maintained high ratings, and then it was edited into six episodes of TV movies to be broadcast in the United States.

American version of Empresses in the Palace translation on the Internet.

The original TV series is based on the historical background of the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, and there are many historical terms in the lines, so it is a great difficulty for American translation. Therefore, after the news that the United States wants to introduce the biography of Zhen Huan came out, there was an uproar on the Internet. The original side expressed doubts about the American translation, and felt that China's profound culture was beyond their understanding, so they judged that the American translation was definitely unsatisfactory.

Soon after, many articles and posts about American translation appeared on the Internet, all of which were accompanied by Chinese and English stills. The translations in these pictures are basically full of loopholes and jokes, so they are considered to be God's translations. For example, "A Zhang Hong" in the TV series is translated into "3.3333 meters red" in the picture; For example, the literal translation of "Long live" is "Tenthousandold"; "Wan Fu Golden Shore" became "10000 luckyandsafewithgold". The translation of these gods has been criticized by many netizens, and of course some netizens have clearly seen the essence of their PS.

The American version was officially broadcast on the website on March 5, 20 15, and these pictures and comments were basically before this time, even 20 13 years. It can be seen that these pictures are not real screenshots of TV movies translated by the American version, but are used by netizens to spoof and vomit, and the translation of American TV stations is not so ridiculous, so it cannot be taken seriously.