Pictures of male and female births in the Qing palace (introducing the secrets of selecting concubines and giving birth to children in the Qing palace)

The Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in Chinese history. The process of selecting concubines and giving birth to children in the emperor\’s harem attracted much attention. The Qing palace\’s method of selecting concubines and having children inherited ancient Chinese reproductive medicine, and added some unique techniques and methods. The following is an introduction to the secrets of selecting concubines and giving birth to children in the Qing palace from aspects such as standards for selecting concubines, concubine rituals, nourishing diet, and later stages of childbirth. Standards for selecting concubines in the Qing Dynasty were very strict. First of all, they had to meet the requirements of physical health, physical appearance, elegance, dignified character, family status, etc.

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