Romance and Regret: The Legend of the Tongzhi Emperor

Author: Sun Yanjing
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Publish Date: 1998-08-01
Features: He lived his entire life hidden beneath his mother's immense halo, despite being a genuine emperor. He reigned for 13 years and lived for 19, making him the last emperor of the late Qing Dynasty to inherit the throne through father-to-son succession. His era was hailed by contemporaries as the "Zhongxing" (revival), but the glorious achievements of this revival were not his. What belonged to him was only a tragic and lamentable tale of unfulfilled romance.