The surname is "Aixinjueluo". Puyi was the twelfth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. "Aixin" means "gold" in Manchu. As a surname, its birthplace is three miles outside the east gate of Ningguta Old City. The surname "Aixinjueluo" is divided according to the distant ancestors of the tribal branches. It means loving the distant branch of the new tribe.
Today, some descendants of the Qing royal family avoid talking about their status as descendants of the royal family, such as the great calligrapher Qi Gong, while others are proud of their status as descendants of the royal family, such as the female painter Aisin Gioro Yu 匌.
Historical changes?
In the 1680s, the Aisin Gioro family was only a small family, including the sixth ancestor of Aisin Gioro Nurhaci and their 22 sons The family formed. From the establishment of the Later Jin Dynasty by Aisin Gioro Nurhaci to the demise of the last emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi in the Qing Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty existed for 296 years and experienced 11 generations and 12 emperors.
In the past three centuries, the emperors of the Later Jin and Qing Dynasties had many princesses and queens, and their descendants also had far more wives and concubines than ordinary people. In addition, China advocates having many children and grandchildren. Ancient traditional customs, so the descendants of the Aisinjueluo family multiplied very quickly.