Sun Yaoting

Sun Yaoting
Born (1902-09-29)29 September 1902
Tianjin, Jinghai County, China
Died 17 December 1996(1996-12-17) (aged 94)
Beijing, China
Occupation Imperial court eunuch
Known for The last Eunuch of China

Sun Yaoting (Traditional Chinese: 孫耀庭, Simplified Chinese: 孙耀庭, Hanyu Pinyin: Sūn Yàotíng, Wade-Giles: Sun Yao-t'ing; 29 September 1902 – 17 December 1996) was the last surviving imperial eunuch of Chinese history. He was castrated at the age of eight by his father[1] with a single swoop of a razor, mere months before the last emperor Pu Yi was deposed.[2][3][4]

The 1988 dramatic film Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch is based on Sun Yaoting's life.

References

  1. ↑ Chatterton, Jocelyn; Bultitude, Matthew. "Castration; The eunuchs of Qing dynasty China; A Medical and Historical Review". de Historia Urologie Europace. 15: 39–47. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Castration secrets of China's last eunuch revealed". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  3. ↑ Faison, Seth (1996-12-20). "The Death of the Last Emperor's Last Eunuch". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  4. ↑ Yinghua, Jia. The Last Eunuch of China-The Life of Sun Yaoting by Jia Yinghua. Sun Haichen (translator). China Intercontinental Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-7-5085-1407-9.


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