Ancestory thread !!

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The Ming Family..!!


From the interviews ive read from Margery Kirkpatrick with regard to the artifacts that she has looked after,and the mannerisms and tradition she upholds,indicates to an enthusiast of Chinese heritage that the Ming and associated family's stem from the Manchu Dynasty,the phoenix platter for starters why,well the symbol of the phoenix would only be made by order of the emperor to have in the possession such an item,meant it was either given or stolen,but to be able to be within arms length of such an item,you would have had to work and lived in the Forbidden City,and to have worked and lived there you would have carried some clout in that period,Margery kirkpatrick also covets the comb and see's chosen visitors from behind a veiled screen,thats a tradition of regality,she interviewed the last elder that took passage on the Chapman in 1861,the fact that Loo Shee's feet were wrapped,of which her shoes are preserved to this day,reaffirms my suspicions,maybe ive put 2 and 2 together and gotten 6,Perhaps i watched "Curse of the Golden Flower" too many times hehe,but our ancestor fled with no hope of return to the motherland,safeguarding these artifacts.on arrival,if i was to hazard a real crazy guess,i believe that Loo Shee was a lower ranking wife to the emperor of china,the emperor prior to the last emperor of china,i believe she held beauty beyond all compare at the time (that would explain why the Ming ladies are such beauty's tee hee),and that the no1 wife felt threatened by her (she is the horrible cow that dies at the beginning of the film The Last Emperor of China),and did not want to take chance on the influence that Loo Shee may have had on the emperor,and one way or another set out to do away with her and her children our direct ancestors,she fled with whatever she could carry,i don't believe that the artifacts were stolen,cause someone knows more than me,and would not uphold tradition that was not merited :) .How do i feel about it ,well a bit of pride ,mystery lol,no shame in being part of the Manchu legacy,as they held the title of reigning champ of China for the longest term,although we all or most have seen the movie Last Emperor of China,today it has not much bearing in the motherland anymore,as we know how the story ended,there are still recorded ancestors of the last emperor alive to this day,maybe we could get a D.N.A. test to see our compatibility lol,doubtful as possibly even if it were true,the impact it may have on China today is to be top billin on a gossip column,lol,in all honesty it doesn't matter to me,wether gran was a princess,or a humble farmer,call me a madman i look at her picture almost everyday,and ive met aunts uncles grandparents that have come after her,but hold affection for her that is as strong as those ive known,and would reach out to her as i would them,i love ya gran,in my heart you will always be my hero..x