Empress Dowager Cixi’s beloved pet dog goes viral online

The Pekingese dog was known as the "royal pet dog" in ancient times and was a pet dog favored by the royal family. It has been kept in the palace for centuries and can be said to be a noble in the dog world. Most people think that the Pekingese dog is just the Pekingese! Actually it's not. The Pekingese is a mixed-race pet dog that is mainly of Pekingese origin. Because the Pekingese dog retains some of the appearance characteristics of the Pekingese dog, such as a flat face, bulging eyes, short legs, and a curly tail, many people mistakenly think that the Pekingese dog is the Pekingese dog. There are very few Pekingese dogs today.

In ancient China, Pekingese dogs could only be kept by the emperor. When the emperor went on tour, there were always many Pekingese dogs leading the way and barking to indicate "the emperor has arrived." The ministers in the court had to bow to them to show respect. If the emperor unfortunately died, the Pekingese dogs would also be buried with the emperor. Later, queens and princesses, female officials, and even eunuchs all had their own dogs.

The Empress Dowager Cixi’s beloved pet dog became popular online

Cixi Lafayette is no exception. He likes to keep dogs, especially Pekingese dogs. She specially equipped the kennel with four clever eunuchs. They are great with dog food and they prepare better food than people. At the same time, Pekingese dogs also enjoy beautiful treatment. They were dressed in green satin. They will be adjusted throughout the year. Winter and summer are different. Additionally, Pekingese dogs live in very unusual places. It is a small building built floor by floor. Eunuchs were responsible for cooking, bathing and cleaning the dog pens for the Pekingese dogs. It is said that Lafayette had two dogs at that time, one was a light yellow-brown Pekingese with big eyes, and the other was a yellow-and-white Pekingese with white spots on its forehead named "Peony". Lafayette loved "peonies" and carried them wherever he went. At that time, the emperor brought a group of people who wanted to change, and sent people to Tianjin to bring Yuan Shikai in. This made Lafayette very angry, so he sent his ministers to the parliament and appealed to the emperor to rebuke him, but he still saved face for the emperor. At that time, the emperor pretended to be indifferent and shouted a little. The ministers looked at the emperor's face. Lafayette thought to himself: You don't take me seriously. If you don't take me seriously, you can't. You looked at the Pekingese dog in your arms and shouted, "Ah!" The eunuch hurried over and asked, "Lafayette, what's wrong with you?" "Lafayette stared at the emperor, scolded the dog in his arms, and said: 'Pull it out for me and kill it.'". The eunuch quickly said that the dog is your treasure! Who will accompany you to kill it! Lafayette said to the ministers fiercely: "Even if you bite the master and don't kill him, let him stand in front of me!"Kill me!" The eunuch took the dog out and did not say whether he killed it or not. He only saw that the ministers were all honest, lowered their heads and did not dare to breathe. The emperor turned pale with fright. Then, the eunuch knelt in front of Empress Cixi, held out his thumb, and said in a unique eunuch voice: "Lafayette, why are you so talented?"

In 1860, the British and French forces invaded Beijing, and the Pekingese dog became a rare thing for Westerners. The British brought 5 Pekingese dogs back to the UK, and one of them, a light brown and white Pekingese dog, was given as a gift. The queen appropriately named her Looty, meaning snatched. In 1904, a Pekingese dog club was established in the UK and breeding began.

Empress Dowager Cixi's beloved pet dog became popular on the Internet

Shortly after the death of the old Buddha in 1908, the Pekingese dog became popular in China. Facing an unprecedented crisis, officials brutally slaughtered them. Fortunately, many Pekingese dogs survived and were bred by ordinary people to produce the later Pekingese dogs.

After the reform and opening up, as the quality of life of Beijingers improved, more and more people kept dogs at home. Among them, Pekingese dogs were the most popular ones. By the 1980s and 1990s, Pekingese dogs could be seen in every alley in Beijing. A few days ago, two Pekingese dogs living in foreign countries became popular on the Internet. He posted the daily life of the two little guys on the Internet. Because Pekingese dogs are very rare abroad and have become popular in recent years, Pekingese dogs have become an Internet celebrity

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