Aixinjueluo Puren, nicknamed Liange, also known as Youzhi, also known as Jin Youzhi, was the fourth brother of the last emperor Puyi. He was born in Prince Chun's Mansion on the north bank of Shichahai, Beijing. During his lifetime, he lived at No. 2, Coiyi Hutong, beside the Hutong of Nanluogu Lane, Houhai, Beijing.
Courtyard, in a courtyard of a bungalow.
Puyi is a controversial figure in modern Chinese history. He had eleven brothers and sisters, born to two mothers.
Two of the eleven brothers and sisters died young, leaving only nine.
Pu Ren is Pu Yi's half-brother. After the Qing government was overthrown, Pu Yi followed him and founded the puppet Manchukuo.
But Pu Ren did not take office of Manchukuo together with Pu Yi.
Pu Ren had two wives, Jin Yuting (died of illness in 1971) and Zhang Maoying (married again in 1975 and died).
The same couple as Jin Yuting had three sons and two daughters, namely the eldest son Jin Yuzhang, the second son Jin Yuxi, the eldest daughter Jin Yukun, the second daughter Jin Yujuan, and the youngest son Jin Yulan.
Pu Ren loved learning since childhood and studied history, literature, calligraphy and painting, etc.
He served as the principal of Jingye Primary School, etc., and the principal of Xibanqiao Primary School. He was later elected as a member of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference for three consecutive terms, and was a researcher at the Beijing Literature and History Research Institute.
Pu Ren did not go with Pu Yi when the Puppet Manchukuo was established. Later, after the September 18th Incident, he went to the Northeast Puppet Manchukuo with his father Zaifeng to visit Pu Yi.
In the Northeast, they saw that Puyi and others were just puppets such as the Japanese Kwantung Army and were restricted by the Japanese in every aspect.
At the same time, they saw the devastation of Northeast China under Japanese rule, which made him feel extremely sad. Puyi invited him to stay and continue to be the prince, but he sternly refused the invitation and quickly returned to Beijing.
In 1947, Pu Ren, with the support of nearby Prince Chun Zaifeng, converted the old residence of Prince Chun into a primary school. This primary school was Beijing Jingye Primary School.
He also serves as the principal of this elementary school.
Later, he donated the school to the government, and he continued to serve the education cause as a teacher until his retirement in 1988.
After Pu Ren retired, he still persisted in his literary career and devoted himself to the study of Qing Dynasty history.
In the process of studying the history of the Qing Dynasty, he also published many works, such as "The Life, Reading and Martial Arts of the Princes of the Late Qing Dynasty", "Nalan Xingde and "Tongzhitang Collection"", "The Prejudice of Diet and Medical Treatment in the Palace of the Qing Dynasty", "
"Memories of Prince Chun's Mansion" etc.
He not only published many works on the history of the Qing Dynasty, but also compiled and published the diary of his father Zaifeng.
In the early days of the founding of New China, Pu Ren donated numerous historical relics to the country on many occasions.
There are a total of more than 40 cultural relics and more than 7,000 books in the collection.
These cultural relics were donated by Pu Ren to national units and departments free of charge.
In 1951, Pu Ren obeyed his father Zaifeng's words and donated more than 40 precious cultural relics such as gold seals and silver albums from Prince Chun's residence and many precious books such as "Twenty-Four Histories" to the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Culture.
In the following years, more than thousands of precious cultural relics and calligraphy works of various emperors of the Qing Dynasty were donated.
Pu Ren was indifferent to fame and wealth throughout his life, and lived in poverty and simplicity.
He and his wife lived in an ordinary house, which was dilapidated and dilapidated.
However, he never thought about exchanging the cultural relics at home for money to improve his living environment. Instead, he donated or auctioned a large number of cultural relics.
The proceeds from the auction are used for charity, but he and his wife rely on a meager pension to survive.
When I usually go out to participate in activities, I usually ride a bicycle.
Clothes and other daily necessities are also purchased at discounts.
In 2015, Pu Ren passed away at the age of 96.
Pu Ren remained indifferent to fame and wealth throughout his life, which made the world admire his character very much.
Although Pu Ren is not well-known in people's hearts, his noble and simple character has moved many people.