One of the reasons for the longevity of Emperor Qianlong: the longevity gene of the family. The emperors of the Qing Dynasty were famous for their longevity. Half of the emperors lived over 60 years old, and the other half either died abnormally, died in battle or suddenly became ill.
The second reason is that you will enjoy it and have a good mental state. Gan Long often leads his family in the palace to hunt and play, or visit Jiangnan six times. He likes collecting art and antiques, and he also has a special manufacturing office to make knives for him. He is not so tired as Yongzheng, nor so anxious as Guangxu. I am carefree in my later years, enjoying life leisurely, healthy and natural.
The third reason is to know how to maintain. Every morning, Gan Long drinks a bowl of hot soup and then goes out for a run. Moreover, it has its own set of health preservation methods, commonly known as "nine regulars and five noes", so after the death of Qianlong, people still developed his teeth very healthily. Good teeth, of course, good health. It is delicious. In addition, Gan Long's diet is also very healthy. He likes green vegetables and eats less meat, which is much healthier than Jiaqing, although many scholars believe that Jiaqing died of cardiovascular disease because of eating meat.
To sum up, I think, first, it is the family longevity gene; Second, the quality of life is good and the mental state is good; Third, know how to keep in good health. These three reasons are the main reasons for the longevity of Ganlong.
Why did Emperor Qianlong live long? Some people say it's genetic, but if you check his genealogy, neither the front nor the back lived long, nor did his brother. I have to say that this has an inevitable connection with his unique way of keeping in good health.
1) Proactive and comfortable. How many affairs did you leave in Jiangnan? His personality is really helpful for longevity, with calm personality and elegant temperament. Paying attention to investigating people's feelings is a good emperor who cares about the people.
2) Have a wide range of hobbies and work hard. Everyone knows a little about hobbies. I like painting and calligraphy very much, playing with jade and ceramics. They all arranged special kilns, jade materials and famous paintings, which greatly enriched his spiritual life.
3) This is the most important thing. According to the royal history books, Emperor Qianlong was very diligent and read a lot of memorials every day. When I was young, I was romantic, but in middle age, I was able to control myself and live a regular life instead of drinking. Don't eat staple food after three o'clock in the afternoon, read too late at night and eat liquid food at most. Not superstitious about tonics and elixirs, which was valuable in ancient times when science was underdeveloped!
Emperor Qianlong succeeded to the throne at the age of 25, became emperor for 60 years and emperor for 4 years, and lived for 89 years! Throughout the ancient history of China, among the more than 500 emperors, less than one tenth were over 60, and only five were over 80. Qianlong is also unprecedented and the longest-lived emperor in China's history!
Emperor Qianlong's father, Yong Zhengdi, only lived to be 58 years old, and Qianlong's younger brother didn't live to be 60 years old, let alone concubines, and not many people lived to be 50 years old. Then why did Ganlong live so long? In fact, a large part of the factors are because of his mother!
Gan Long's mother is Niu Zhilu, and many people think that Emperor Gan Long's biological mother must be a privileged rich boy, because Niu Zhilu is one of the eight surnames of the Qing Dynasty, and Niu Zhilu is also the founding star of the Qing Dynasty.
In fact, Ganlong's mother, the ancestor of Niu Zhilu, is just an ordinary Yidu brother. After the founding of the Qing dynasty, it declined, and it was not a big shot. By the time her grandfather arrived, he was already in Dingbai. He was an ordinary person. When her father Zhu Ling was the tallest, he was just a four-product ritual vessel, and later he became the light of his daughter.
Niu Zhilu's physique is strong and tall. When he 13 entered the palace for the first time, he was just a maid doing menial work, serving Prince Yin Zhen (later Yong Zhengdi). At that time, Yin Zhen happened to have an infectious disease, and many people in the palace were afraid of infection, so they tried to avoid contact with him. Only Niu Zhilu took care of him wholeheartedly for more than two months. After Yin Zhen recovered from his illness, he had a good impression on Niulu.
Although Niu Zhilu looks ordinary, he has a strong figure. At the age of 19, he is full of youth, plump and choppy. At that time, Yin Zhen was in his early thirties and full of energy. She may have tasted all the educated weak women, but she is full of longing for the road of cattle. It was at this time that the later emperor Qianlong became the product of their * * *.
Niulu inherited the gene of white mountain and black water, and was born in an ordinary family. When he entered the palace, he was just a maid who did rough work. This kind of physical quality is not comparable to those rich children who have a bright future in another village. Besides, he is optimistic by nature. After giving birth to Ganlong, he was still happy without a job for more than ten years.
Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, and 44-year-old Niu Zhilu was honored as the empress dowager. Several important concubines of Emperor Qianlong almost died of illness at this age, while Niu Zhilu was in great health and was delicious and active by nature.
Later, every time Emperor Qianlong went out, the old lady didn't leave once, including Queen Fu Cha who traveled to Mount Tai before her death, and the old lady who was nearly sixty years old went to Mount Tai alive. I have visited Wutai, Taishan and Songshan, including many other places. It is said that one year before his death, at the age of 85, he went to Mount Tai once.
Emperor Qianlong also inherited his mother's powerful genes. He is also strong and active, just like his mother. When he has nothing to do, he wants to go out for a stroll. And Ganlong was smart and agile since he was a child. Eighteen weapons are all-knowing, riding and archery, and they are proficient in everything, which is extremely rare among emperors in China.
Niu Zhilu also lived to be 86 years old and was the longest-lived empress dowager in the Qing Dynasty! Like mother, like son, Emperor Qianlong lived to the age of 89. Although there are many acquired factors, a large part of congenital factors still inherit his mother's strong physique and optimistic personality!
In the history of the ancient emperors in China, there were only three emperors whose life span exceeded 80 years. The first was Emperor Qianlong, who reigned for 63 years and was 89 years old. He is the longest-serving and longest-lived emperor in the history of China. The other two were Liang Wudi Xiao Yan in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, who lived to be 86 years old. Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty lived to be 82 years old. Emperor Qianlong was born in 17 10 and died suddenly in his sleep in 1799. He is known as "the perfect old man" and "the ancient emperor". Then how did Emperor Qianlong live so long?
A person's life span is closely related to his or her innate physical condition, diet, work and rest, and external environment, among which diet and work and rest are more critical. According to archaeological experts, Emperor Qianlong was born a little different from ordinary people. He has 36 teeth, while ordinary people have 28-32. According to folklore, the more teeth a person has, the richer he is. Emperor Qianlong usually pays great attention to health preservation. He summed up the famous "Ten Routine Health Preservation Methods", namely: frequently knocking teeth, frequently swallowing body fluids, frequently rubbing nose, frequently rolling eyes, frequently rubbing face, frequently rubbing feet, frequently turning abdomen, frequently stretching limbs and frequently lifting anus. It is said that Emperor Qianlong insisted on doing it every day. In addition, he also attaches great importance to self-discipline, and there are "four noes" passed down from generation to generation: eating without talking, lying without talking, drinking without getting drunk, and bedroom eyes. Therefore, although Emperor Qianlong inevitably has 3,000 harem beauties, he loves color, but he is not greedy.
Emperor Qianlong was very particular about diet, which was the main reason why he was not seriously ill all his life. When eating, he pays great attention to timely tonic and seasonal food. The staple food is mainly fresh vegetables, less meat, less game, and never full. Usually he likes to eat bird's nest, and all kinds of longevity medicinal liquor are also his main methods of health preservation. According to the medical records of Qianlong, Emperor Qianlong liked to drink turtle-aged wine and pine-aged Taiping Spring wine. The ingredients of Guichen wine are velvet antler, angelica sinensis and prepared rehmannia root, which has the effect of eliminating diseases and strengthening yang. Songling Taipingchun wine can promote blood circulation, strengthen the spleen and soothe the nerves. In addition, he often brings eight treasures cakes and eats four or five pieces after meals. This Bazhen cake is made of eight kinds of ingredients, including Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos, Coix seed and lentils. Regular consumption has the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach, benefiting qi and nourishing blood. Emperor Qianlong loved tea all his life. He once said, "You can't live without tea for a day." He stipulated that tea must be put in front of wine at court banquets. After abdication, there was a "roasted tea house" in Jing Qing Zhai, Beihai, and even a scale was invented to choose the lightest water for making tea. Besides drinking tea, he also has requirements for drinking water. He drinks the water from Yuquan Mountain, the first spring in the world, every day.
During Qianlong's years, he was diligent, but his work and rest were regular. He gets up from 5 to 7 in the morning and doesn't stay up at night, no matter whether it is cold or hot. Besides, he likes to travel around. He visited six places in the south of the Yangtze River, three places in the south and five places in the south, and visited famous mountains and ancient temples, which not only relieved the pressure, but also kept his body and mind happy. Emperor Qianlong had a wide range of interests, liked calligraphy and respected Zhao Ti. Good at poetry, almost everywhere you go, you have to write poems and leave poems. He also likes going to the opera, watching lanterns and skating. All these are helpful to cultivate sentiment and cultivate self-cultivation. These are the secrets of emperor Qianlong's longevity.