Yu Rongling, his father Yu Geng, whose ancestral surname is Xu, was from the Zhengbai Banner of the Han Army Banner. Later, he concealed his original surname and took Yu as his surname, which sounds more arrogant. When he was promoted to Taipu Temple Shaoqing (fourth grade), he paid homage to the Qing Dynasty's special envoy to the West when he was sent to Japan and France. Later, when he returned from France, he was promoted to the third rank. He died in 1905. He was blind at the time of his death, suspected to be caused by the poison of bayberry.
His mother, Luisa Pierson, is said to be French. According to gossip, she is actually of mixed race, her father is American and her mother is Chinese (Cantonese actress). When Yu Geng and Pearson met, Pearson was a prostitute working in Shanghai. After entering the house, it killed Yu Geng's house filling.
Yu Geng had three sons and two daughters, the eldest son Kui Ling (Kui Ling was born to his original wife, but was later forced away by Louisa, and his wife was beaten to death by Louisa),
The eldest son Xin Ling (later promoted by Ziqiang School, not born to Louisa),
The second son Xun Ling (nicknamed Brother Yang, Xun Ling is not Yu Geng’s biological son, for his ranking There are various controversies. It was Louisa who brought the oil bottle when she started, and later married a French woman),
The eldest daughter De Ling (De Ling is not Yu Geng’s biological child, but also Louisa’s ex-husband) Daughter) and second daughter.
Yu Rongling, Yu Deling and Yu Xunling are half-brothers. This family is a bit lively.
When Rong Ling was six years old, Yu Geng went on a mission to Japan. She and her mother went to Japan, where they learned Japanese dance, various Japanese etiquette, and flower arrangement skills. Later, Yu Geng was transferred to France, and Rong Ling went to France again, where he learned modern dance and also learned dance from Duncan, the founder of modern dance.
It is said that at the age of thirteen, Roung Ling went on stage in Paris to perform dance dramas such as "Greek Dance", "Rose and Butterfly", "Ophelia", "Narcissus" and "Spanish Dance", and was praised as a dance drama. For the East: Queen of the Butterflies. But, this is just a rumor. Later, I experienced some commercial hype, such as a certain men's clothing brand being the only one selected for the Louvre Museum (the Louvre also accepts clothes, which is amazing), and I became a little indifferent to this resume-style statement.
It is said that at the age of fourteen, Yu Rongling returned to China and became the empress dowager of the Empress Dowager Cixi. In fact, the palace only arranged deacons and maids on certain occasions, and there were no long-term fixed female official positions. In fact, De Ling and Rong Ling played the roles of translators and jesters in the court. But in De Ling's later literary works, many things were beautified.
De Ling is the child brought by Mrs. Yu. It is not clear who the father is. Rongling is Yu Geng's biological daughter, because Yu Geng is a Zhengbai flag. Although it is a Han military flag, she is also a bannerman. It is also possible that the Empress Dowager Cixi likes Rongling better. Although Rongling is not a royal family member, she also gave Rongling the title. Princess Shanshou. Since foreigners do not have as many distinctions as princess, princess, county monarch, county princess, and county monarch, they are all summarized in one word: Princess. Originally, there was no problem in converting Chinese to English, but the book of Sisters Deling and Rongling changed from English to English. When translating into Chinese, there was a problem. Just translate Princess into Princess. At that time, the Qing Dynasty had just ended, and everyone knew the etiquette. Because of this matter, there was a fuss. It was just because they were dissatisfied with the sisters promoting themselves. Take the opportunity to speculate.
Roung Ling's main task in the palace was to choreograph dances for the entertainment of the Empress Dowager Cixi. During the three or four years in the palace, Roung Ling choreographed five or six modern dance works with Chinese characteristics: "Sword" Dance", "Fan Dance", "Bodhisattva Dance", "Lotus Fairy Dance" and "Wishful Dance". These dance forms are very different from traditional dance and are the prototype of modern dance in my country.
De Ling said in her book that the reason why their sisters left the Forbidden City was because they heard that the old queen mother wanted to marry De Ling to Ronglu's son Barong. Unwilling to do so, he asked his student, Emperor Guangxu, for help. He got a purchase opportunity and went to Tianjin, never to return to the palace.
Later, an insider revealed that De Ling and Roung Ling only went to the Summer Palace and never entered the Forbidden City. De Ling went to the Summer Palace mainly to do translation work for Cixi's painter Catherine de Carr. Then, during the translation process, Mrs. De Ling and Mrs. Yu took advantage of Miss Ke's lack of Chinese and the Queen Mother's lack of English, so they pocketed all the 80,000 taels of silver the Queen Mother had paid for Miss Ke's painting. Later, the shrewd Empress Dowager Cixi found out and drove the Yu family out of the Summer Palace.
Of course, the young Rong Ling did not participate in this process at all. She is clean.
Later, De Ling married Thaddeus White, the deputy consul of the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai. History always belongs to shameless people. De Ling began to beautify her previous experiences and wrote many This work. But there are always people who know the truth. Because of De Ling's nonsense, there were still many people who criticized her at that time. De Ling died in a car accident in 1944.
After leaving the Summer Palace, Rong Ling continued to engage in dance creation. In 1912, she married Tang Baochao, who served as military counselor of the Presidential Palace and had the rank of major general, in Paris, France.
During the Republic of China, Yu Rongling had a clear record of participating in disaster relief performances.
On January 8, 1922, he participated in a benefit performance at the Shanghai True Light Theater to relieve farmers in suburban areas. He was 33 years old.
On February 18, 1928, a charity performance was held by Beijing-based Chinese and foreign philanthropists at the Xieli Auditorium. There were performances such as "Hua Lantern Dance" and "Lotus Dragon Boat Dance". He was 39 years old.
In 1955, Yu Rongling was hired as a librarian of the Central Museum of Literature and History. He wrote "Miscellaneous Notes on the Qing Palace", which was more objective than the book written by De Ling.
In his later years, Yu Rongling was very energetic and in good shape.
Around 1970, Yu Rongling was hit and had his legs broken, and his life was very difficult. . Died of illness on January 16, 1973, at the age of 84.