Mandarin Corner | Why Did China Have Eunuchs? - Chinese Audio Podcast - Intermediate Chinese - Chinese History @MandarinCorner2 | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Why was it necessary to subject young boys to the horrors of castration in order for them to work in the royal palace? Why couldn't female attendants perform the same tasks assigned to eunuchs? Eileen discussed these questions and more with guest Yi Hao when they review this fascinating yet difficult part of Chinese history.
*List of Topics Discussed:*
1.Why did China first castrate men and later, boys?
2.Why didn’t the emperors only use female attendants to attend to the concubines?
3.Why did emperors had a time limits when having sex with their concubines?
4.What kind of people would want to become eunuchs?
5.Could anyone who wanted to be a eunuch become one?
6.What was the process of castration like?
7.What was the mortality rate for castrated boys?
8.Why did the Qing Dynasty check eunuchs’ genital area every three years?
9.Why did eunuchs leak urine?
10.What did eunuchs do with their severed penises and scrotums?
11.Why did eunuchs visit brothels?
12.Why did eunuchs would have relationships with female attendants?
13.Did eunuchs have a sexual drive?
14.What happened to eunuchs after the fall of the Qing Dynasty?
15.Four famous eunuchs in Chinese history
Music: Blue Skies by Silent Partner
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Why was it necessary to subject young boys to the horrors of castration in order for them to work in the royal palace? Why couldn't female attendants perform the same tasks assigned to eunuchs? Eileen discussed these questions and more with guest Yi Hao when they review this fascinating yet difficult part of Chinese history.
*List of Topics Discussed:*
1.Why did China first castrate men and later, boys?
2.Why didn’t the emperors only use female attendants to attend to the concubines?
3.Why did emperors had a time limits when having sex with their concubines?
4.What kind of people would want to become eunuchs?
5.Could anyone who wanted to be a eunuch become one?
6.What was the process of castration like?
7.What was the mortality rate for castrated boys?
8.Why did the Qing Dynasty check eunuchs’ genital area every three years?
9.Why did eunuchs leak urine?
10.What did eunuchs do with their severed penises and scrotums?
11.Why did eunuchs visit brothels?
12.Why did eunuchs would have relationships with female attendants?
13.Did eunuchs have a sexual drive?
14.What happened to eunuchs after the fall of the Qing Dynasty?
15.Four famous eunuchs in Chinese history
Music: Blue Skies by Silent Partner
Watch this video WITHOUT English subtitles:
mandarincorner.org/videos-by-student-level-and-subjects/#ingles_no_ingles
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