Henry Puyi was 2 years old when he became the last emperor of China, reigning as the Xuantong Emperor of the Qing dynasty from 1908 to 1912. During this tumultuous time, imperial rule was replaced by the Republic. Puyi abdicated at age 6, was briefly restored to power by a warlord, and became the puppet emperor of a Japanese-controlled state in WWII. Following the war, he was imprisoned by the Communist government, but was later pardoned and lived a quiet life as a gardener in Beijing until his death at age 61. Read Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” Learn more about the book and its characters, aged 9-90, in NOVELS.
After briefly becoming China’s last emperor at age 2, Henry Puji lived his final years as a gardener
Woodruff Home for the Aged, a lively place where old people go to die
