Cixi is the most extravagant and most wasteful queen in history of China. She is ruler in Qing Dynasty between 1861 and 1908. Queen Cixi’s mausoleum was built for 14 years altogether. Her mausoleum was the most luxurious in the all emperors of Qing Dynasty. Her mausoleum can be said to be a grand underground palace. Then how much jewelry was there in her mausoleum?
According to the historical records of Qing Dynasty, there was a gold silk mattress inlaying gems in the coffin bottom of Cixi. 12604 pearls, 85 rubies and sapphires, 2 emeralds, 203 green jades and white jades were inlaid on the gold silk mattress.
In addition, other jewel and jade in the coffin are as follows: east pearl, coral necklaces, white diamond, green pearl, emerald bracelet, yellow quartz, agate, gold peach, white jade antelope, white jade cat, purple gem, red-and-white diamond, yellow gem, shoe-shaped gold ingot, etc.
