Picture exhibits martial arts actress Jade Xu in costume, not a ‘Qing Dynasty feminine bodyguard’
A photograph of a lady in conventional Chinese language costume has been shared a whole bunch of occasions in social media posts that falsely declare it depicts a feminine safety escort through the Qing Dynasty. The photograph in actual fact exhibits martial arts actress Jade Xu posing in costume on the set of a fictional movie.
“A photograph of a younger feminine safety escort practising martial arts through the late Qing Dynasty,” reads this Fb put up written in conventional Chinese language on February 24, 2023.
The accompanying photograph exhibits a lady wearing conventional clothes holding a martial arts stance. The put up has been shared greater than 200 occasions.
The Qing Dynasty was the final of China’s Imperial eras, with the Manchu individuals ruling from 1644 to 1912.
Historians notice that safety firms, often known as “biaoju”, offered armed escort safety and insurance coverage companies and transported items whereas additionally performing as bodyguards for travelling retailers.
The put up’s caption goes on to explain her coarse clothes and plain options, in addition to her “massive toes which might solely be ‘appeared down on’ throughout an period time certain toes have been thought-about the usual of magnificence”.
It additional claims that unskilled, poor individuals on the time wouldn’t have an opportunity at survival, however the girl managed to rise in opposition to the chances together with her talents.
“Such impartial girls are frequent in trendy society, however they weren’t all the time seen and understood within the outdated society. However now they’re value respecting,” the put up reads.
Screenshot of the Fb put up, taken on March 17, 2023.
The photograph was shared alongside related claims on different social media platforms together with Twitter, Weibo, the Chinese language aggregator web site Toutiao, and the Chinese language model of TikTok, Douyin.
Some customers appeared to consider the photograph genuinely exhibits a feminine bodyguard from the Qing Dynasty.
“Such large toes in Qing Dynasty!” writes one consumer beneath a put up.
“She can be a star if she lived in trendy occasions,” says one other.
In reality, the photograph exhibits Chinese language-American actress Jade Xu in costume on the set of a 2012 movie.
Actress on set
A Google reverse picture search discovered the photograph on the movie web site IMDb, which stated the image confirmed Xu enjoying the position of Sister Mahjong.
Xu performed the half within the 2012 film Tai Chi Zero and the sequel launched in the identical 12 months, Tai Chi Hero.
Described as a “steampunk martial arts epic”, the film is a fictionalised model of the occasions that led to the Chen family-style Tai Chi being taught to the primary individual exterior the household.
Beneath is a screenshot comparability of the photograph within the deceptive posts (left) and the photograph on IMDb (proper):
Screenshot comparability of the photograph within the deceptive posts (left) and the photograph on IMDb (proper).
An additional key phrase search discovered the identical photograph printed on Xu’s official web site right here. The photograph is a part of a gallery exhibiting Xu’s profession as an actress.
AFP additionally discovered this photograph posted on Xu’s official Fb account on November 4, 2013, the place she is seen wearing the identical costume with the identical coiffure.
“Making mates on the set of Tai Chi Zero,” the put up’s caption says.
