Sham S. Misri
This is the story of a Chinese Emperor who came to the
throne in the year 1644 A.D. The king who was very much romantic threw away his
empire “for the woman he loved.” He has sat on his throne for 300 years. The
name of this king was Shu Chi. In the year 1644; this king was six years of age
and occupied the throne of China. After ruling for seventeen years he fell in
love with a Chinese concubine named Tung Kuei Fei. Because the girl was a non
–Manchu as such the imperial etiquette forbade a marriage. The king decided to
throw away the empire like a worn out sandal.
The king then withdrew to the monastery where he spent the
rest of his life. He followed a life of serious and strict thought. The king
remained there till his death. When the king died, his body was embalmed and
sprinkled with gold dust. He was displayed in the imperial robes of yellows
silk seated in a canopied throne and has remained in this position wonderfully
life like for the last three centuries.
Lovelorn couples come here to gaze at the features of the
lover who threw away the world’s most exalted position because he could not
marry according to the dictates of his heart.
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