The emperor of the Qing Dynasty whipped his whip when he went to court, which was called whining the whip. The whipping was very loud on the ground. The purpose was to warn his ministers that the emperor was about to arrive and important ceremonies were about to begin. Everyone should be quiet immediately.

So this whip is called Jingbian or Jingbian. It is woven with yellow silk and the tip of the whip is coated with wax. This whip is more than ten meters long, with a handle about 30 centimeters long and engraved with a dragon head.

The whip is one of the emperor's ceremonial guards. It makes a sound when waved to make people quiet. This ceremony will not only be held during daily court meetings, but also during major court meetings and the enthronement of a new emperor.

The ritual of blowing the whip existed before the Qing Dynasty and was one of the manifestations of the autocratic authority of the monarchy in the feudal era of my country.

The earliest record of the whip-cracking ceremony that can be seen so far is Gao Cheng of the Song Dynasty who wrote in the "Shijiyuan": "Whip-cracking existed in the Tang and Five Dynasties." It means that whip-crashing was practiced in the Tang Dynasty. It existed during the Dynasty and Five Dynasties, but no records have been found so far.

Extended information:

The ritual of blowing the whip during the court ceremony was most popular during the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, four people were required to blow the whip at large court gatherings, standing on the left and right facing north. The four people asked to raise their hands together, and the whip should not be too long. If it was too long, their voices would not be able to be swung together.

The entire process of the Qing Dynasty emperor’s whip-cracking ceremony in court:

The records of the Sixty-three Rites 7 (Jia Li 1) of the "Manuscript of the History of the Qing Dynasty" show that from the eighth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, every year Each "Shang Dynasty" has two "whips".

First, when the emperor came out of the Zhonghe Hall and arrived at the Taiji Hall (Jinluan Hall), the Luanyi guards shouted "Shout the whip!" Then he sounded the cleansing whip three times, and the ministers performed "three kneels and nine kowtows." , chanting "Long live, long live, long live".

Another time, after the morning performance was completed, the whip was sounded three times, the emperor drove back to the palace, and all the officials knelt to see him off. These three clean whips are operated by one person and the sound height must be ensured. .

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia - Quiet Whip

Baidu Encyclopedia - Sounding Whip