Concubine Rank in China's Qing Dynasty | Huge Difference?

In Qing Dynasty, especially since Emperor Qianlong’s reign, the harem system was strict and organized. There were one empress and 7 ranks of concubines. What were their differences?
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[@pincushionllama]

people tend to think that these ladies lived by themselves within their assigned palace, but those palaces had apartments and these ladies lived with each other. So could see 6 maids for one lady, but 2 maids for another in the same palace.

[@kristinehansen4665]

Thank you for this video. I'd love a really long break down about harem rules and how life was for the world in it. In show i see the romantic version but I'd like to know how it really was!

[@doreensika837]

I love watching Chinese dramas about concubines. They seem to have everything regulated.

[@Tomodachi91ve]

Thank you for this video. I really love to learn more. Even tho I feel disgusted by these old practices against women (not only the ones in China, but around the world). It's important to learn

[@UlaNaraRuyi07]

Actually, this is the palace maids according to ranks:
Empress- 10 palace maids
Imperial Noble Consort- 8 palace maids
Noble Consort- 8 palace maids
Consort- 6 palace maids
Concubine- 6 palace maids
Noble Lady- 4 palace maids
First Class Attendant- 3 palace maids
Second Class Attendant- 2 palace maids

[@bridgetdavis9752]

Excellent video, thank you.

[@motachu4930]

Actually, Qing dynasty concubine rank system is the most efficient than other dynasty, and also preserve traditionally in chinese not like other dynasty system which is burried by time and forgotten.

[@josephtheemodel-rx8fp]

True

[@faizzul1]

Qing dynasty harem system is much more simpler yet more effective than other dynasty.

[@KAKA-it6eb]

Wei Yingluo

[@Faceon6790]

I have an question...so let's think someone is a noble consort. So she gets 8 maids. But are those really 8 maids or 8 main maids with a lot of low maids? Because in these i have seen more than 20 maids for even a consort. I am confused.

[@wersagikartopawiro7078]

I do think there was a lot of Palace worker. But they each have their own duties, right? However, 8 maids cannot handle one palace, they need help from palace workers. But this 8 maids r different. They take care of their mistress's affairs instead of doing regular work at the palace, the maids of the Noble Consort are her people

[@Faceon6790]

@@wersagikartopawiro7078 oh I got it now. Thank you so much 🙏

[@wersagikartopawiro7078]

One thing that differentiates them, I guess. Only maids who had obtained the position of lady in waiting could serve the emperor's wife, they were slightly higher in rank than palace workers ​@@Faceon6790

[@MinhNguyen-ff6xf]

8 permanent maids (lady’s maids, eunuchs, housekeeper, house maids, cooks, etc.) and extra maids to do other tasks like cleaning and gardening