I've recently seen the movie 'The Last Emperor', about China's Puyi, and I wondered if there are any living relatives of the chinese imperial family, and how they live..
Anyone knows..?
Yes, there are living members of the family. Nieces and nephews (and their children) of the last emperor.
The emperor had three siblings who had children:
Puiji
Puren
Jin Yunying
Puiji died in 1994. He was imprisoned for a number of years, both in Russia and China. He later was a member of the communist party, serving in the National Congress. He had the senior claim to the throne but he only had two daughters, so when he died his claim passed to his brother Puren.
His eldest daughter Huisheng died at 19 in 1957. After her mother refused to let her marry her commoner love Okubo, the couple committed lover's suicide (possibly from a ring she wore, after marrying).
His younger daughter Husheng was sent with her mother to Japan in 1947 where she lived with her maternal grandfather. While her mother eventually moved back to China when her dad was released, she made Japan home (though she visited her parents). In 1968 she married Kenji Fukunaga, and has been known as Kosei Fukunaga. The couple have 3 sons and 2 daughters. She is 80 years old and alive.
Pu Ren was a half-brother of Puyi. Unlike his older brothers, he did not go to prison. He was a teacher in Beijing until 1988. He was a historian and researcher with the Beijing research institute later, and an author. He died in 2015. He was considered the last Imperial family member. He repudiated his claim to the throne and none of his sons have made a claim. He has three sons and two daughters. Little is known of his younger children, other then his two daughters are married with a child each. But his eldest son is known.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_Youzhi
Since the death of Puren, the claim to the throne belongs to his son Jin Yuzhang. He has not acknowledged his imperial claim to the throne. Like his Uncle, he is a politician. He was vice-director of the Chongwen district government until 2008. He only has a daughter Jin Xin, so after him his younger brother has the next claim to the throne (women ineligible).
Jin Yunying was Puyi, Puiji and Puren's sister. She was sent to Japan for her studies and she was close to the Imperial family. She taught Chinese at court. She returned to China though. Her husband was a younger brother of Puyi's empress. The couple had three children together. Like Puiji, she was a politician for much of her later life. She died in 1992 and her husband in 2007 but her three children are alive but I cant find anything on them.
