Tran Phi Well – The Most Haunted Place In The Forbidden City

According to history books, Gieng Tran Phi in the Palace was the place where the concubine of Quang Tu De was drowned under the orders of Empress Dowager Tu Hy.
Tran Phi well - the most haunted place in the Forbidden City
Home to the most powerful men of the Chinese dynasties, the Forbidden City was unknown to civilians for thousands of years. Many secrets are revealed only when historians and archeologists have the opportunity to study at the Palace. One of the curious sights here is Tran Phi well, a relic associated with the historical period of the late Qing Dynasty.
In 1875, Emperor Quang Tu (1871 - 1908) ascended the throne at the age of 4, when Thanh Muc Tong Dong Tri died

. By the age of the post-concubine selection, Quang Tu still could not have total autonomy. Dominated by the Empress Dowager Tu Hy, Quang Tu De reluctantly appointed Tinh Phan, who came from the same family as the mother, as Queen Long Du, and chose two other sisters as Can Phi and Tran Phi.
By 1887, the king gradually became cold to Queen's Long Du and loved Tran Phi Ms.



Tran is not originally known for her national color, understands the royal court story and wholeheartedly supports the king's political reforms. Although the king Quang Tu increasingly loved, she became a thorn in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Tu Hy.
Portrait of Mrs. Tran Phi. Photo: Guangxu.
In 1898, the Bach Nhat Duy Tan transformation proposed by the Duy Tan sect was approved by Emperor Quang Tu. However, under the influence of Tu Hy Thai Hau, this political, educational and cultural reform became political and ended after 103 days
The Queen Dowager ordered to confiscate all the seals, and at the same time abolish all the orders that Duy Tân had just issued.



The emperor was imprisoned in the Jinyuan Palace in Yingtai, Zhongnanhai - now an important political building complex in the capital Beijing. Tran Phi was confined to the palace at the southeast corner of the Forbidden City and forbidden to meet the king. Completely isolated from the outside world, she gets only a little food through the doorway every day, her body wasted.
In the 26th Quang Tu year (1899), the Nghia Hoa Doan uprising broke out in northern China, against the expansion of foreign powers in commerce, politics, culture, technology, and religion. ... The Eight Kingdoms, the alliance of eight empires, fought to fight the insurgents to attack embassies in China of Britain, France, America, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.




The Empress Dowager Tu Hy initially supported Nghia Hoa Doan because she did not like the West, so she sent court soldiers to support the movement. However, on August 14, 1900, the Coalition defeated the regular Qing army, occupied Beijing, and relieved the consulate area. The fall of Beijing, the Qing royal family and martial arts officials were forced to flee to Xi'an, according to China Highlights.
Tu Hy Empress Dowager (1868 - 1913) became Queen under the reign of King Pho Nghi - the 12th Emperor and also the last emperor of Qing dynasty and China. Photo: Freer Sackler Gallery Archives.
Before leaving the Forbidden City, Tu Hy Empress Dowager didn't forget Tran Phi. There are many theories about Tran Phi's death, but Thien Pho's Quang Tu Emperor Tran Phi, explaining that Tran's death coincides with those of her trusted people: "Before leaving, Tu Hy Thai After the orders, Tran Phi took refuge together, but she was so sick that she could not follow. Tran pleaded to return to his mother's house, the Empress Dowager did not agree, and sent someone to drown in the well ".




Tran Phi well today. Photo: Dr. Ben / Marilyn Shea.
There are books that say, Tran Phi's body was only taken from the well after a year. After being buried, the coffin was buried at the Forbidden City's Tomb. Legend has it that Mrs. Cẩn would later take the well's mouth to punch two more small holes and set the iron clutch to lock horizontally.
According to Beijing Attractions, people have rumored that at night there is still a cry from the well.



This place was later called Gieng Tran Phi, becoming a tourist attraction in the Palace. Although the mouth of the well is very narrow, the management board must later close it to prevent accidents that can happen to visitors. This is also voted by some tourism sites as the most haunted destination for the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City (also known as the Palace) is one of the most popular tourist destinations in China. This used to be the royal palace for more than 600 years, from the Ming dynasty to the last Qing dynasty, with an area of 720,000 m2, including 800 palace and 9,999 rooms.
Visitors to the Forbidden City will easily see that this place is divided into two zones, including Tien Trieu and Hau Cung, connected by a long courtyard. The Tien Trieu in the south was devoted to rituals, while the Hau Cung was to the north, where the king and queen and the deceased lived.
Since management only welcomes up to 80,000 visitors a day, you should visit in the morning.



If you know Chinese, you can book up to 10 tickets on the online ticketing system, paid through domestic channels like Alipay or Zhinfubao.
According to Bao Ngoc / Vnexpress
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