Cixi, as the real ruler in the late Qing Dynasty, ruled the country in her way, but her political strategy was not as powerful as that of several emperors in the Qing Dynasty. She could create a prosperous social scene like Kangxi, which only plunged the Qing Dynasty into a quagmire. During his reign, he kept cutting land and making peace, and paid a lot of reparations, which became the object of division by western powers. Needless to say, her politics, but Empress Dowager Cixi still kept her girlish skin at the age of 70, which shocked many people.

According to ancient records, Empress Dowager Cixi can maintain her skin like a girl, which is inseparable from her four eating habits. In addition, she pays great attention to keeping healthy herself. This is when she is forty years old.

According to the book Selected Treatments of Empress Dowager Cixi in Guangxu, when Empress Dowager Cixi was in her forties, she had menopausal symptoms such as insomnia and indigestion. For governance, prolonging life span is what they have always wanted to pursue, and Cixi is no exception. Since this problem appeared, she has been worried about her life span and has paid more attention to health care since then. At the same time, she also needs to take care of her body with the prescription and medicated diet of the palace, and her living habits, especially her eating habits, should also be changed. The following are the four eating habits of Empress Dowager Cixi.

First, she doesn't eat cold food. As the ruler of the Qing Dynasty, she was always surrounded by maids and eunuchs to serve her. If Cixi wants to eat, a chef prepares a portable small stove to cook hot dishes that Cixi wants to eat.

Secondly, Cixi pays great attention to her tea drinking time. Moreover, some historical books also record that Cixi's royal chefs are divided very finely, such as meat bureau, vegetarian bureau, vegetable bureau, porridge bureau, dinner bureau, cheese bureau and dim sum bureau. For her to drink tea, there is also a tea bureau, and whenever she drinks tea, there will be special eunuchs to serve her, and the unique aroma of some tea will also help ease her mood and relieve her pressure.

Third, I like to eat meat containing collagen best. As you may know, Empress Dowager Cixi likes to eat Beijing roast duck, shad, pigskin and other foods very much, and these foods also contain collagen which is beneficial to the skin, which is beneficial to the elderly Cixi. Because people are old and their organs are aging, they should eat meat in moderation to supplement the nutrients needed by the human body.

Fourth, she likes to eat digestible food. Cixi basically asked the royal chef to have a porridge bureau for breakfast every day to meet her needs. Moreover, porridge itself is a light and digestible food, and it can also protect the stomach.