Editing Puyi (section)

== Death ==
The [[Cultural Revolution]] broke out in 1966, and the [[Red Guards]] that had been encouraged by [[Mao]] saw Puyi, who symbolised imperial China, as an easy target. Puyi was placed under protection by the local [[Public security bureau (China)|public security bureau]] and, although his food rations, salary, and various luxuries, including his sofa and desk, were removed, he was not publicly humiliated as was common at the time. The Red Guards attacked Puyi for his book ''From Emperor to Citizen'' because it had been translated into English and French, which displeased the Red Guards and led to copies of the book being burned in the streets. Various members of the Qing family, including Pujie, had their homes raided and burned by Red Guards, but [[Zhou Enlai]] used his influence to protect Puyi and the rest of the Qing from the worst abuses inflicted by the Red Guard. Jin Yuan, the man who had "remodelled" Puyi in the 1950s, fell victim to the Red Guard and became a prisoner in [[Fushun]] for several years, while Li Wenda, who had ghostwritten ''From Emperor to Citizen'', spent seven years in solitary confinement.{{sfnp|Behr|1987|pp=324–325}} However, Puyi's health began to decline. He died in Beijing of complications arising from kidney cancer and heart disease on 17 October 1967 at the age of 61.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pu Yi, Last Emperor of China And a Puppet for Japan, Dies. Enthroned at 2, Turned Out at 6, He Was Later a Captive of Russians and Peking Reds. |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0E10F93E5B107B93CBA8178BD95F438685F9 |agency=Associated Press |date=19 October 1967 |access-date=21 July 2007}}</ref>

In accordance with the laws of the People's Republic of China at the time, Puyi's body was cremated. His ashes were first placed at the [[Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery]], alongside those of other party and state dignitaries. This was the burial ground of imperial concubines and eunuchs prior to the establishment of the People's Republic of China. In 1995, as a part of a commercial arrangement, Puyi's ashes were transferred by his widow Li Shuxian to the Hualong Imperial Cemetery ({{lang|zh|华龙皇家陵园}})<ref>{{cite news |last=Ho |first=Stephanie |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/burial-plot-of-chinas-last-emperor-still-holds-allure-131546703/146507.html |title=Burial Plot of China's Last Emperor Still Holds Allure |work=VOA |access-date=10 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206090147/http://www.voanews.com/content/burial-plot-of-chinas-last-emperor-still-holds-allure-131546703/146507.html |archive-date=6 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> in return for monetary support. The cemetery is near the [[Western Qing Tombs]], {{convert|120|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Beijing, where four of the nine Qing emperors preceding him are interred, along with three empresses and 69 princes, princesses, and imperial concubines. In 2015, some descendants of the Aisin-Gioro clan bestowed [[posthumous names]] upon Puyi and his wives. Wenxiu and Li Yuqin were not given posthumous names as their imperial status was removed upon divorce.<ref name="Forbidden City: The Great Within">{{cite book |last1=Courtauld |first1=Caroline |last2=Holdsworth |first2=May |last3=Spence |first3=Jonathan |title=Forbidden City: The Great Within |year=2008 |page=132 |publisher=Odyssey |isbn=978-9622177925}}</ref>