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dynasty's fall: the princes were tortured until they died, and the princesses were forced to become prostitutes. At that moment, Changping found her mother's dead body at the temple. Crying and holding her mother's dress, her father came shouting at her "Why must you be born in this family?", and slashed his sword at her, cutting off her left arm. Changping fainted due to blood loss, after that having the luck to be saved by a eunuch. Nobody thought that she would survive, but she regained consciousness five days later, and found out that her father had committed suicide by
36: 441:. Changping had 2 sisters: Princess Kunyi, Princess Zhaoren and 6 brothers: Prince Daoliang, Zhu Cican, Zhu Cizhao, Zhu Cilang, Zhu Cihuan, Zhu Cijiong. She was known for her ingenuity. At the age of 16, her father arranged for her marriage to Zhou Xian (周顯; a.k.a. Zhou Shixian 周世顯), a military officer. However, their wedding was cancelled as 542:
A known tale about her tells that Changping became a nun after the fall of the Ming dynasty. She practiced martial arts and became a leader of the resistance movement against the Qing dynasty. She was nicknamed "One-Armed Divine Nun" (獨臂神尼) for her formidable martial art skills. One of her disciples
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and his rebel army was entering the palace. Even though the Chongzhen Emperor loved his family, he had to kill them when the capital fell to the rebels because the emperor's plan failed, because he was afraid that after his death, his children's fate would be the same as it was during the Song
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Changping had a greater impact on folklore and popular culture than history, with various stories revolving around the concept that she survived her early death.
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was Lü Siniang (呂四娘), the heroine who assassinated the Yongzheng Emperor in folklore.
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In 1981, ATV Home adapted the play into a television drama titled
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Princess Changping died during her pregnancy following an illness.
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Changping also appears as a major character in Louis Cha's novel
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hanging himself on a tree in front of the Forbidden City
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