The Last Emperor May 2026
Puyi's life serves as a direct mirror to the radical transformation of 20th-century China.
: Despite abdicating, he was allowed to remain in the Forbidden City with imperial privileges until he was expelled by warlords in 1924. The Last Emperor
: He became emperor at age three in 1908 but was forced to abdicate in 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution, ending over 2,000 years of imperial rule. Puyi's life serves as a direct mirror to