Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was buried 37 years after her death, so how was her body preserved?

1. The coffin uses golden silk nanmu that does not rot for thousands of years, and the fragrance of the wood has the effect of embalming, which can prevent mosquitoes from destroying the corpse, which delays the decay rate of the corpse.

2. There is a coffin outside the coffin, and the body is stored in a vacuum space with excellent sealing under double protection.

3. In order to keep the corpse from rotting, ice cubes will be used to embalm.

4. The body of Queen Xiaozhuang has been kept in the low-temperature underground palace when she was just buried, like a large cold storage to freeze the corpse.

That's why Xiaozhuang's body was stored for 37 years without decomposing.

At the time, it was disinfected with mercury to kill microorganisms on the entity, and then wrapped in textiles directly on the body, which also kept out the air and thus prevented decay.

After the death of Empress Xiaozhuang, the people at that time were well preserved, so the body did not decompose, and her body was placed in the coffin, and then the coffin was kept in an ice cellar.

The main reason is that the coffin used after Xiaozhuang's death is special, and her coffin is made of golden silk nanmu, which is not perishable for thousands of years, and the fragrance has an antiseptic effect.

Before being buried, the remains of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang were preserved through a special technique. <>First of all, as the empress dowager of the Great Qing Kingdom, Xiaozhuang should be buried with her husband Huang Taiji according to the rules, but Empress Xiaozhuang said before she died that she wanted to be closer to Emperor Shunzhi and Emperor Kangxi, so she would not disturb the sleeping Huang Taiji. If Emperor Kangxi listened to Empress Xiaozhuang's words, it would be against the patriarchal system, but if Emperor Kangxi did not listen to Empress Xiaozhuang, it would be unfilial, which is why Empress Xiaozhuang's coffin would be parked for more than 30 years.

Emperor Kangxi didn't know what to do at that time, so he chose a very shady place for Empress Xiaozhuang, and built a Feng'an Hall when he was dressed as a sedan chair, which was used to park the coffin of Empress Xiaozhuang, and the Feng'an Hall was specially treated, so Xiaozhuang's body could be preserved for so long.

Secondly, when the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang died, the golden silk nanmu had been cut down for many years, and there were not many golden silk nanmu suitable for coffins in the entire Qing Dynasty. But Emperor Kangxi still chose the best golden silk nanmu to make a coffin for the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. The wood itself is very tall, this wood not only protects against mosquitoes, but also ensures that it does not rot for many years, so the body of Queen Xiaozhuang can be preserved for 37 years.

After Emperor Shunzhi ascended the throne, mother and son joined forces to eradicate Dolgon's power, but Emperor Shunzhi was trapped by love. After Dong E's death, Emperor Shunzhi fell ill and died. At this time, although the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was old, she still took on important responsibilities, and she supported the eight-year-old Xuanye to ascend the throne.

After that, she personally took care of his diet and daily life, and taught him how to be a monarch.

After Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne, he felt the kindness of his grandmother, Empress Xiaozhuang, and specially ordered a luxurious mausoleum to be built for his grandmother. However, due to the huge amount of work, the mausoleum was not completed until the death of Empress Xiaozhuang. Therefore, Emperor Kangxi built a temporary mausoleum to house Empress Xiaozhuang.

Not only does the mausoleum occupy a large area, but also a large amount of precious wood is used. Emperor Kangxi specially found golden silk nanmu to make a coffin. Golden silk nanmu is known as the gold in the wood, which is both antiseptic and mosquito-proof, so the queen of Xiaozhuang has been buried safely until 37 years later.

Store the body in the underground ice room, for example, there are many ice rooms in the Chengde Summer Resort, which can be used to preserve the body.

The body is rotten and put in a crystal coffin with a bright orange face, and someone will go there every day to take care of it, and it has been put for a long time, and the body has not decayed, and it will be buried after many years.

This is because the body of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was placed underground, so it can be well preserved and the body can be prevented from being damaged.

There are no secrets, the reason is that there is no suitable place for a while. Since Xiaozhuang is Shunzhi's mother and cannot be buried in Dongling, he said before he died that he would not bother Shunzhi, who had died for many years because of himself. Only during the Qianlong period, the construction of the Zhaoxi Mausoleum was to aggravate the feudal etiquette system under the condition that there were no major changes in civil engineering, and at the same time to meet the last wish of Xiaozhuang.

Because after the death of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, she said to Kangxi not to be put together with Huang Taiji, Kangxi was particularly embarrassed, so he was not buried after his death.

Because after the death of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Kangxi was asked not to bury her body with her husband, which left Kangxi with a difficult problem, which was not solved until Yongzheng ascended the throne.

In fact, there is no secret, it is reluctant to bury the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, so it stayed for many years at the end.