Consort Xi | |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1842 |
Death Place: | Forbidden City |
Burial Place: | Ding Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs |
House: | Cahala (察哈喇; by birth) Aisin Gioro (by marriage) |
Father: | Changshun |
Consort Xi (; 4 October 1842 – 26 June 1877), of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Cahala clan, was a consort of Xianfeng Emperor.
Consort Xi was a booi aha of Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Cahala clan.
Father: Changshun, a cook in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (厨师).[1]
Consort Xi was born on 4 October 1842.
Haitangchun was one of the palace maids of Empress Dowager Cixi living in Changchun palace in the Forbidden City. In 1855, she was promoted to “Noble Lady Xi" (禧贵人,'xi' meaning "auspicious").[2] She formed a clique called "Four Spring Ladies" (Chinese: 四春娘娘) together with Noble Lady Lu, Noble Lady Ji and Noble Lady Qing. The name of the group corresponded personal names of ladies containing character "chun" (spring).[3] In 1861, she was promoted to "Concubine Xi", but the promotion ceremony was held during Tongzhi era.[4]
In 1874, lady Cahala was promoted to "Consort Xi".[5]
Cahala Haitangchun died on 26 June 1877. She was interred at the Ding Mausoleum in the Eastern Qing tombs.