Saturday, August 11, 2007

2006-11-27 Keelung TPO


Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Beauties of Ancient China - Imperial Consort Zhen
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 November 27th(95.11.27) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Woman

Imperial Consort Zhen (Chinese: 珍妃) (February 27, 1876 - August 15, 1900), popularly known as the "Pearl Concubine", was an Imperial Consort of the Guangxu Emperor (b.1871-d.1908) of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China.

Named Lady Tatala (他他拉), she was the daughter of Changxu of the Tatala clan and younger sister of the Imperial Consort Jin (瑾妃) (1874 - 1924) who also was married to the Emperor. Thus, both sisters were married to the same husband.

Consort Zhen was the favourite concubine of the Guangxu Emperor. She entered the Forbidden City in 1888. Soon after that, she married the Emperor on February 25, 1889 and was granted the title of "Zhen Fei" (Pearl Concubine).

More Information about Imperial Consort Zhen in Wikipedia.com

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