Sun was the last eunuch in China, whose name was Liu Jin. He was from Xishuangtang Village, Jinghai County, Tianjin. A.D. 19 16 was a eunuch of the feudal dynasty. Sun was born in a poor peasant family in Jinghai County, Tianjin. A family of six, parents and four brothers, Sun is the second child. When he was born, his family had only seven points of property and two houses. There is a private school teacher in the village with 70 or 80 acres of land.
Sun's father farmed for him and his mother cooked for him, so Sun can study under this man for four years without paying tuition. However, this good time will not last long. Sun dropped out of school and his parents became beggars. Forced to make a living, the Sun family wanted to send this son to be a eunuch. But soon, the Great Wall of Wu was high above the ground, and the Qing emperor Puyi had to sign the abdication edict in hall of mental cultivation.
Eunuch, also known as eunuch and Chamberlain, is a unique product of China's feudal history. It is a slave exclusively belonging to the court. Although it has existed since ancient times, in order to ensure the purity of royal blood in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, this position was generally held by eunuchs. Most of them came from humble origins and chose to sell themselves into the palace for various reasons.
Their humble position is in the palace with strict rules, and every step they take is on thin ice. They should not only pay attention to their words and deeds, but also be careful. If they make a mistake, they may be killed.
At the same time, they are the closest people to the emperor. Foreign ministers need eunuchs to get important information about the emperor's mood and decision-making, so many foreign ministers are very flattering to eunuchs.
Some eunuchs favored by the emperor can even join the ruling and opposition parties by virtue of the emperor's power. Wei Zhongxian in Ming Dynasty was nine years old, and Gao Lishi in Tang Dynasty was among them.
But not all eunuchs can enjoy powerful positions like Wei Zhongxian and Gao Lishi. Most eunuchs live a miserable life.
Like most eunuchs, Sun chose to spend the rest of his life in a temple, but due to physical reasons, he could not do some dirty work, so he had to make a living by picking up garbage. However, with the reform and opening up, as the last eunuch in China, his treatment was not bad.
With the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, the inhuman occupation of eunuchs came into public view. As the last eunuch, Sun is a living history, and many media industries want to interview him. Although his health was good at that time, in order to protect him, the relevant units took many protective measures, such as limiting visiting hours and reviewing interview drafts.
Sun lives in the backyard of Guanghua Temple, and his superior specially hired a wet nurse for him. He is inseparable 24 hours a day, and his meals are taken care of. Therefore, Sun's life in his later years can be said to be carefree, and he also likes to chat with others, because he thinks that if he says nothing, history will not be understood.