HAECHI – Historical background – Eunuchs

China’s last eunuch spills sex secrets
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-eunuch/chinas-last-eunuch-spills-sex-secrets-idUSTRE52E06H20090316

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    Too bad the title of the article is so sensationalized and trashy. It sheds interesting light on the desperation that motivated even young boys to choose the profession of court eunuch.

    According to this item, Sun Yaoting himself decided to become a eunuch at the age of 9 years:

    Who Was the Last Eunuch of China?
    https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/history/who-was-the-last-eunuch-of-china

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    This is just sad.

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      @thatstp,
      You said it. All the more so because it is true. And that is why I wanted to point it out. Nearly every sageuk has eunuchs in it, but does anyone ever consider the ramifications?

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        For the first year of drama watching, I didn’t know what a eunuch was. When I finally looked it up…😲 then 😢

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    So many stories regarding this topic. We certainly have no idea what really happened behind the scenes for so many.

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    As always @pakalanapikake thanks for all your research. I might as well ask here rather in the recaps.
    Since Yi Geum was named Crown Prince (Seja) and now has a Royal Residence wouldn’t he have a Eunuch or Eunuchs in his service. He needs his own Eunuch Jo (TCC) if you will. If he did he would have have a source of information that might be really helpful. In can remember in another sageuk, maybe GRAND PRINCE, a child prince had a child eunuch (I think) as a companion. Perhaps I am thinking of GP’s Lee Hwi and Gi-teuk.

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