In the original novel Joy of Life, Chen Pingping was executed by the Qing Emperor by a thousand cuts.

In the original novel Joy of Life, Chen Pingping was executed by the Qing Emperor by a thousand cuts.
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Ling Chi, also known as Ling Chi, was a method of execution. It referred to the cutting of flesh from a person's body, causing the victim to die slowly and painfully. This kind of punishment appeared around the Five Dynasties period, and it was called the punishment of cutting. Since then, the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing and other dynasties had made the death penalty a formal criminal law. In the thirty-first year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1905), the court imitated Western laws to reform the legal system, and torture such as dismemberment was abolished. As one of the most extreme forms of torture, dismemberment had been passed down in China for more than a thousand years, from the initial extra-legal punishment to the legal punishment. In the feudal dynasty at that time, although it had the effect of punishment and warning, it also brought disaster and misfortune to the people.
Ling Chi, also known as Ling Chi, was a type of capital punishment. It referred to the cutting of the flesh of a dead person, allowing the victim to die slowly and painfully. This kind of punishment appeared around the Five Dynasties period, and it was called the punishment of cutting. Later, the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing and other dynasties all made it an official criminal law. In the thirty-first year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1905), the imperial court imitated Western laws to reform the legal system, and torture such as dismemberment was abolished. As the most extreme form of torture, dismemberment was used as a punishment and warning in the feudal dynasty at that time, but it also brought disaster and misfortune to the people.
Ling Chi, also known as Ling Chi, was a very cruel death penalty. It was usually used to punish serious crimes. In this kind of punishment, the prisoner's flesh would be cut off bit by bit and die at an extremely slow speed. According to the latest information you provided, the death penalty was abolished in 1905. In the feudal dynasty at that time, dismemberment was an extreme torture. Although it served as a punishment and warning, it also brought great pain and disaster to the people. It should be noted that the abolition of torture such as dismemberment was considered a "spring thunder" for the legal system's modernisation, marking the progress of China's legal system and the awakening of human rights awareness.
Cutting by a thousand cuts was an extremely cruel punishment. The victim would be sentenced to multiple cuts until his throat was cut off. The number of cuts ranged from eight in the Song Dynasty to one thousand or even three thousand in the Ming Dynasty. Although the victim would lose a large amount of blood during the process of being dismembered, according to historical records, the punishment of being dismembered could last for several days or even longer. Therefore, excessive blood loss, coma, and shock during the dismemberment process might not cause the victim to die immediately. However, the degree of pain and the time of death of the victim during the execution process may vary depending on individual differences and the technical level of the executor. In short, being dismembered was an extremely cruel punishment, causing great pain and torture to the victim.
The victim who was executed by a thousand cuts would eventually die. According to the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty's punishment regulations, the victim had to die when the throat was cut. All the meat that was cut off had to be displayed on the table. Therefore, the process of being dismembered would take a day or even ten days. It was extremely painful for the victim. Even for an executioner, it was a heavy job. Therefore, those who were executed by dismemberment would eventually die after hundreds or even thousands of cuts.
Chen Pingping was called Chen Pingping because the name of her character in the novel Joy of Life and its derivative works was Chen Pingping. In the novel, Chen Pingping's original name was Chen Wuchang. Later, Ye Qingmei said," How could it be better than Chen Pingping?" So he changed his name to Chen Pingping. This name represented her identity and role in the story.
Chen Pingping's original name was Chen Wuchang. He was a small eunuch by the Qing Emperor's side. After meeting Ye Qingmei, she named him Chen Pingping and became his good sister and best friend. Chen Pingping was grateful for Ye Qingmei's equal treatment and respect for him. He had dedicated his entire life to Ye Qingmei. So Chen Pingping was called Chen Pingping because Ye Qingmei had given him the name.