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Fragrant Concubine Garden, the Fragrant Concubine really existed! It's in Kashgar!

Fragrant Concubine Garden, the Fragrant Concubine really existed! It's in Kashgar! When I was a child watching 'My Fair Princess', I really liked the Fragrant Concubine, not only a legendary beauty from the Western Regions, but also a real historical figure! Turns out, she was from Kashgar~ 'Fragrant Concubine Garden' is a cultural tourism area themed around the Fragrant Concubine, and the 'Fragrant Concubine Tomb' within it is an ancient Islamic tomb architecture with a history of 350 years. It's only a ten-minute drive from 'Kashgar Old City', a must-visit spot when you come to Kashgar. About the 'Fragrant Concubine Tomb': The tomb contains five generations of 72 people from the same family. The first generation was the famous Islamic missionary 'Yusuf Hoja'. After his death, his eldest son 'Apak Hoja' inherited his father's missionary work, became a famous master of the 'Yizhan Sect' of Islam in Kashgar at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, and even seized the power of the Yarkand Dynasty for a time. After his death, he was also buried here. Because his fame surpassed his father's, people later called this tomb 'Apak Hoja Tomb'. Among the Hoja descendants buried here, there was a woman named 'Iparhan (Uighur, meaning 'Fragrant Girl')', who was Emperor Qianlong's beloved concubine Rongfei. It is said that she always had a strong fragrance of jujube flowers on her body, so she was called the Fragrant Concubine. The Fragrant Concubine was the fifth generation of Apak Hoja's great-niece, and her family status was not high. Because of the hype about the Fragrant Concubine, this family tomb was gradually called the Fragrant Concubine's old garden, becoming a popular tourist spot. There is a saying: After the Fragrant Concubine died of depression, Emperor Qianlong sent a large funeral procession to carry the Fragrant Concubine's coffin back to her hometown. Another saying: According to the Qing history, the Fragrant Concubine lived in the palace for 28 years, died of illness at the age of 54, and was buried in the Yufei Garden Tomb in Hebei, Qingdongling. It is said that the Fragrant Concubine's elder brother took three and a half years to bring back the relics from Beijing and buried them in the northeast corner of the mausoleum, so the Fragrant Concubine's tomb contains the Fragrant Concubine's robes. There are two types of tickets: A30/person, which is just the original park ticket, mainly for the 'Fragrant Concubine Tomb' and a 'Jam Mosque'; B120/person, in addition to the above park tickets, also includes two performances - 'Uyghur Wedding' & 'Fragrant Concubine Welcoming Guests', the appreciation of the performances is subjective~ A concubine who once deeply loved by the emperor, can have a special robe tomb garden in her hometown, this kind of treatment is really hard to find a second person! Maybe she once enjoyed the emperor's love and favor, maybe she once had a touching love story with Emperor Qianlong, or maybe she was not happy and joyful, but at least we see her great contribution to the national unity and the unification of the country, just for this, she deserves to be praised and praised!
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Posted: Feb 21, 2024
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