Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A group of eunuchs in a mural from the tomb of the prince Zhanghuai, 706 AD. A eunuch (/ ˈ juː n ə k / YOO-nək) [1] is a man who has been castrated. [2] Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function. [3]
Being the last surviving eunuch of Imperial China Sun Yaoting ( Traditional Chinese : 孫耀庭, Simplified Chinese : 孙耀庭, Hanyu Pinyin : Sūn Yàotíng, Wade-Giles : Sun Yao-t'ing; 29 September 1902 – 17 December 1996) was the last surviving imperial eunuch of Chinese history .
The Last Eunuch of China: The Life of Sun Yaoting (simplified Chinese: 末代太监孙耀庭传; traditional Chinese: 末代太監孫耀庭傳) is a 1992 biography by Chinese writer Jia Yinghua. This book depicts the entire real life of Sun Yaoting , the last imperial eunuch of China, from his entry into the imperial palace to his old age.
Two of the eunuchs, Zhang Rang (張讓) and Zhao Zhong (趙忠), started serving in the Han imperial palace as attendants holding the rank of jishi shengzhong (給事省中). Zhang Rang was from Yingchuan Commandery (潁川郡; around present-day Xuchang , Henan ) while Zhao Zhong was from Anping Commandery (安平郡; around present-day Jizhou ...
Wei Zhongxian (1568 – December 12, 1627), born Wei Si (魏四), was a Chinese court eunuch who lived in the late Ming dynasty. As a eunuch he used the name Li Jinzhong (李进忠). He is considered by most historians as the most notorious eunuch in Chinese history. [ 1 ]
Castration", in China, meant the severing of the penis in addition to the testicles, after which male offenders were sentenced to work in the palace as eunuchs. The punishment was called gōngxíng (宫刑), which meant "palace punishment", since castrated men would be enslaved to work in the harem of the palace.
Home & Garden. News. Shopping
By the end of the 15th century, there were 10,000 eunuchs working in the palace. [3] In addition to close access to the emperor and his wives and concubines, they were often trusted with imperial sons. Oftentimes, this trust extended to eunuchs being given command as palace guards, military commanders, or imperial inspectors.