{"product_id":"the-last-emperor-of-china-english-edition-the-life-of-aisin-gioro-puyi-from-throne-to-citize","title":"The Last Emperor of China (English Edition): The Life of Aisin-Gioro Puyi – From Throne to Citize","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/37c50b8e36a7ecfd39b58aa9db9772ee7cd84b300196042338960decd746389d.jpg?v=1793433516\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/a815b27e174f8feba85c22ed3ff22480e734543fc706876d14e268bc7f65d478.jpg?v=1793433521\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHe was crowned at three. He lost everything by seven. His life tells the story of China‘s most turbulent century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is the definitive English-language biography of Aisin-Gioro Puyi (1906–1967), the last emperor of China. Written by renowned historian Wang Qingxiang after decades of original research — including interviews with Puyi’s family, friends, and former court attendants — this book goes beyond the palace walls to reveal the man behind the legend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat makes this edition essential:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eNearly 100 rare photographs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSee Puyi as a child in the Forbidden City, as a puppet ruler of Manchukuo, as a prisoner in Soviet and Chinese custody, and finally as an ordinary citizen gardening in Beijing. These images bring his extraordinary journey to life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eOriginal Chinese research, now in English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWang Qingxiang spent years accessing archives across Beijing, Nanjing, and Northeast China to piece together Puyi‘s life from primary sources. The result is a portrait that no Western account can match.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe complete story — not just the palace years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMost books stop when Puyi leaves the Forbidden City. This one follows him through his captivity, “re-education,” and final transformation into a common citizen under Mao’s China.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/bd5d04be4d0b5a6b5f29e6a13d8beacbd481370de7929c5ca7339f1893378ea3.jpg?v=1793433525\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/ca011d14333c256da95861a33f3a73b6acd4cff82c996950fcd620493b349bf2.jpg?v=1793433529\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462430089550,"sku":"978-7-5085-2451-1-1291971-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/858854b5fd02b64637ded80617cec6fb151ad8d473ca1a6b40f06eeb358099f7.jpg?v=1793417109","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/the-last-emperor-of-china-english-edition-the-life-of-aisin-gioro-puyi-from-throne-to-citize","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}