an emperor, or a gardener

Chinese emperor and eunuches were speaking English in Forbidden City...A funny foreign movie, but also a thought-provoking one, especially when I'm a student major in history.

Puyi was the last Emperor of China. He had many characteristics similar with other "last emperor"s in each dynasty of ancient China. They were usually very young when they were put reigning. They lived luxuriously with thier countless women and they didn't know anything about their suffering people who were ready to revolt...

But Puyi, different from the other "last emperor"s of other dynasties, was the only one who was used by the foreigners, especially Japanese. Japanese Teno wanted to control the Manchouria(Northeast of China), he used Puyi as an figurehead.

Although he was a reactionary in our text books, I believe he was innocent. He's just a boy who was isolated from the troublous world, living in the palace with his butterfly and little mouse. Japanese Teno was using him bcz he was the emperor of Qing. He shouldn't be punished as an individual. He's also a worshipful life, a good man.

In 1960s, a young man asked him "who are you".

He said, "I'm a gardener."

Dear Puyi, Do you really want to be a gardener? Don't you want to be the emperor again?

If I were you, I would love to be a gardener rather than the last emperor, or a figurehead.

Actually I cried again...when I saw Puyi was walking in the Forbidden City again. He was a humpbacked old man, and it was already in People Republic of China. He might remember he was playing with his little mouse right here in 1910s, also he was jumping again and again in his Emperor's big golden seat.

Things are always like this. The whole world had changed. Most of the people in this country believed they would be better, but others thought history were playing tricks on them...