Arrangement of concubines in Qing Dynasty's harem

Empress, imperial concubine, imperial concubine, concubine, noble person, general manager, official daughter (that is, maid-in-waiting who can spend the night with the emperor).

Empress 1, concubine 1, concubine 2, concubines 4, concubines 6. They are distinguished, present all the time, and make promises, but they have no fixed number. They live in 12 East-West Palace. The East Palace includes Ren Jing Palace, Chenggan Palace, Zhongcui Palace, Yan Xi Palace, Yonghe Palace and Jingyang Palace, while the West Palace includes Yongshou Palace, Yikun Palace, Qixiang Palace, Changchun Palace, Xianfu Palace and Palace of Gathered Elegance. Every palace has a maid-in-waiting to serve the servants.

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The selection of concubines began in the emperor shunzhi, and the favorite girl was selected from the Eight Banners as the imperial concubine. This practice in the emperor shunzhi was passed down from generation to generation and became a system of the Qing Dynasty.

The Eight Banners Women's School is selected once every three years and presided over by the Ministry of Housing. All the women in the Eight Banners were selected, the first was Manchu women, the second was Meng Qi, and Han Qi, who had some achievements, came last.

You can prepare to choose concubines for the queen, or to the nearest in-laws branch (that is, within three generations, the blood relationship is relatively close); Three Flag Girls are selected once a year, presided over by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the scope of the draft comes from ordinary housewives with official positions. The selected women don't be concubines, but stay in the palace as maids and maids, and they can't get married until they are 25 years old in the palace.

Although some of them were eventually promoted to concubines, those who undertook harem chores were all coated daughters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The recruitment standards announced by the royal family in the Qing Dynasty are character and family status.

When studying at the Eight Banners Women's School, she must wear a national flag dress and fashion is strictly prohibited.

Moreover, "beauty is a disaster to the country" has always been the amulet for the emperor and his ministers to have sexual relations, so "obscenity" is also extremely disreputable.

In the Qing Dynasty, we often see magnanimity, filial piety, gentleness, prudence, "noble family" and "Zhongxiang Fahua" in the titles of queens, concubines and concubines.

Among them, family status plays a more important role, which is not only related to whether the female practitioner herself is selected, but also to her future position in the palace.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Empress System in Qing Dynasty