Sky Eclat
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In the winter of 1911-1912, a political earthquake in Asia brought one of our last links to the ancient world crashing down. Imperial China had outlasted the Western Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Holy Roman Empire. For 2,000 years, it had withstood civil wars and foreign invasion, only to dramatically implode after less than six months of unrest. The emperor on the throne at this turning point in history?
A six year old boy named Puyi.
Born into an ossified court and brought up in unimaginable luxury, the boy emperor spent his first six years as a living god… before finding himself turned into a political fossil, a relic of a dead age. But there was more to Puyi than just one frightened child. An entitled brat who grew up to be a spoiled playboy before ending his life a convicted war criminal, Puyi was the living embodiment of China’s crazed 20th Century transformation. Join us today as we journey through the life of China’s Last Emperor.
A six year old boy named Puyi.
Born into an ossified court and brought up in unimaginable luxury, the boy emperor spent his first six years as a living god… before finding himself turned into a political fossil, a relic of a dead age. But there was more to Puyi than just one frightened child. An entitled brat who grew up to be a spoiled playboy before ending his life a convicted war criminal, Puyi was the living embodiment of China’s crazed 20th Century transformation. Join us today as we journey through the life of China’s Last Emperor.