Author: Pu Yi
Language: English
Published on: 1964-01
Hardcover
From Emperor to Citizen is the autobiography of the man who was the last emperor of China and later, puppet emperor of “Manchukuo”, Japanese imperialism’s pseudo-state in China’s Northeast.
In Volume One the author gives a vivid picture of the last, decadent days of the Ching court. He reveals how, after the overthrow of the dynasty, he and other feudal forces plotted with foreign powers to restore the monarchy, and how he became the Japanese imperialists’ puppet. In Volume Two Pu Yi describes his life as “Emperor of Manchukuo” and tells how he came into the hands of the Chinese people’s government. He gives a lively account of his remoulding through labour and study in prisons for war criminals, relating how his thinking changed. The final chapter tells about his new life after his pardon as an ordinary citizen of People’s China.
1.My Family
(1)My Grandfather Prince Chun
(2)My Maternal Grandfather Jung Lu
(3)Tzu Hsi’s Decision
(4)My Father’s Regency
(5)A Prince’s Household
2.Childhood
(1)Accession and Abdication
(2)Living as an Emperor
(3)Mothers and Son
(4)Studying in the Yu Ching Palace
(5)Eunuchs
(6)My Nurse
3.From The Forbidden City to The Japanese Legation
(1)The Yuan Shih-kai Period
(2)The Restoration of 1917
(3)The Chieftains of the Peiyang Clique
(4)Undying Hope
(5)Reginald Johnston
(6)My Wedding
(7)Internal Clashes
(8)The Dispersal of the Eunuchs
(9)Reorganizing the Household Department
(10)The Last Days in the Forbidden City
(11)In the Northern Mansion
(12)Decision at the Crossroads
(13)From Legation Quarter to Concession
4.Tientsin
(1)The Efforts of Lo Chen-yu
(2)My Relations with the Commanders of the Fengtien Clique
(3)Semionov and the “Second Chukeh Liang”
(4)The Affair of the Eastern Mausolea
(5)Consulate, Garrison and Black Dragon Society
(6)Life in the Temporary Palace
5.To The Northeast
(1)The Unquiet Quiet Garden
(2)Differences Among the Japanese
(3)Meeting Doihara
(4)The Secret Crossing of the Pai River
(5)Isolated
(6)Disappointment
(7)Meeting Itagaki
Language: English
Published on: 1964-01
Hardcover
From Emperor to Citizen is the autobiography of the man who was the last emperor of China and later, puppet emperor of “Manchukuo”, Japanese imperialism’s pseudo-state in China’s Northeast.
In Volume One the author gives a vivid picture of the last, decadent days of the Ching court. He reveals how, after the overthrow of the dynasty, he and other feudal forces plotted with foreign powers to restore the monarchy, and how he became the Japanese imperialists’ puppet. In Volume Two Pu Yi describes his life as “Emperor of Manchukuo” and tells how he came into the hands of the Chinese people’s government. He gives a lively account of his remoulding through labour and study in prisons for war criminals, relating how his thinking changed. The final chapter tells about his new life after his pardon as an ordinary citizen of People’s China.
1.My Family
(1)My Grandfather Prince Chun
(2)My Maternal Grandfather Jung Lu
(3)Tzu Hsi’s Decision
(4)My Father’s Regency
(5)A Prince’s Household
2.Childhood
(1)Accession and Abdication
(2)Living as an Emperor
(3)Mothers and Son
(4)Studying in the Yu Ching Palace
(5)Eunuchs
(6)My Nurse
3.From The Forbidden City to The Japanese Legation
(1)The Yuan Shih-kai Period
(2)The Restoration of 1917
(3)The Chieftains of the Peiyang Clique
(4)Undying Hope
(5)Reginald Johnston
(6)My Wedding
(7)Internal Clashes
(8)The Dispersal of the Eunuchs
(9)Reorganizing the Household Department
(10)The Last Days in the Forbidden City
(11)In the Northern Mansion
(12)Decision at the Crossroads
(13)From Legation Quarter to Concession
4.Tientsin
(1)The Efforts of Lo Chen-yu
(2)My Relations with the Commanders of the Fengtien Clique
(3)Semionov and the “Second Chukeh Liang”
(4)The Affair of the Eastern Mausolea
(5)Consulate, Garrison and Black Dragon Society
(6)Life in the Temporary Palace
5.To The Northeast
(1)The Unquiet Quiet Garden
(2)Differences Among the Japanese
(3)Meeting Doihara
(4)The Secret Crossing of the Pai River
(5)Isolated
(6)Disappointment
(7)Meeting Itagaki
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