Decoding 6 terrifying phenomena that occurred after the death of Empress Dowager Cixi

A series of mysterious phenomena occurred during the funeral of Empress Dowager Cixi, causing many people to talk endlessly afterwards.

Empress Dowager Cixi ruled and controlled the country for 47 years at the end of the Qing Dynasty. In the feudal era, the fact that a woman reached the pinnacle of power and held it for nearly half a century showed that her ability was indeed extraordinary.

However, Empress Dowager Cixi also received a lot of opposition because of her lavish lifestyle. After her death, many legends and mysteries were told, of which the 6 mysteries below are considered the most curious.

Empress Dowager Cixi was a powerful woman who held in her hands the fate of the Qing Dynasty in its final years.

unusual celestial phenomenon

According to unofficial historical records, on the day of the funeral of Empress Dowager Cixi, the weather became unusual. It was sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy, and there was even thunder and lightning in the clear sky. Everyone believed that this was heaven's dissatisfaction with Empress Dowager Cixi. Many even believed that this was an ominous sign, foretelling bad things to come.

However, historians believe that the erratic weather was simply a natural phenomenon and had nothing to do with the death of Empress Dowager Cixi.

The figure suddenly came to life.

There were many rumors about the gold and silver paper effigies used in the funeral of Empress Dowager Cixi. Those present at the funeral said that the effigies of soldiers and horses suddenly came to life, causing everyone to be frightened.

Historians today explain that this is just a psychological effect. The reason they become strange is because these votive papers only shake in the wind, causing people to hallucinate.

Mysterious phenomena occurred during the funeral of Empress Dowager Cixi, causing fear among the people. (Photo: Sohu).

Blood oozing from the coffin

There are many rumors that during the funeral of Empress Dowager Cixi, a lot of blood flowed from her coffin, staining the ground red. Historians believe that it could be liquid leaking from the coffin that people mistook for blood. There are also opinions that this phenomenon is just fiction to scare people.

Non-Decomposing Body

Many years after the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, Sun Dianying led his soldiers to her tomb to steal gold, silver, and jewels. However, when they opened the coffin, they were horrified to find that Empress Dowager Cixi's body was still intact. She looked as if she were just sleeping. This terrified the tomb robbers.

However, the correct answer is that it was some chemicals from the ancient embalming method that preserved the body of Empress Dowager Cixi. Historians also added that the ancients often used mercury or wax to embalm the bodies, so the bodies were difficult to decompose.

The mysterious pearl

According to rumors, Sun Dianying was not afraid at that time. What he wanted was the pearl that was placed in the mouth of Empress Dowager Cixi. Unexpectedly, as soon as the pearl was taken out, Empress Dowager Cixi's body suddenly withered and rotted. Many tomb robbers could not keep calm and abandoned their belongings and ran away.

Modern science has proven that the body of Empress Dowager Cixi was exposed to air after the coffin was opened, causing it to oxidize and rot. The night pearl could not have activated the mysterious function that caused the body to change like that.

It is rumored that after opening the coffin, the body of Empress Dowager Cixi was still rosy as if she were not dead. (Photo: Sohu).

Body covered with white hair

After breaking into the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi, some tomb robbers returned to continue looting the treasures inside. This time, they found Empress Dowager Cixi's body covered in white hair as if it were moldy. It seemed that some force had transformed her body.

However, historians believe that the body of Empress Dowager Cixi was corroded by bacteria and fungi after being exposed to air and invaded by mold . This is actually just a normal biological process.