Da Qing Emperor is speaking (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Gao Yang
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: The Story of the Qing Emperors (Set of Two Volumes) is a renowned masterpiece by Gao Yang. The nearly three centuries of the Qing Dynasty's empire, its rise and fall, glory and disgrace, are all stirring and moving. During the Qing era, twelve dynasties rose and fell, and the Qing imperial court endured internal and external turmoil yet lasted for hundreds of years. Twelve thrones were bloodily contested, twelve kinds of royal power intrigues unfolded, twelve kinds of sensual chaos were depicted vividly. Empress Dowager Cixi once secretly induced an abortion for Ronglu; it is said that Emperor Guangxu died of syphilis, Puyi lived in extreme extravagance, and rumors flew—what is true and what is false? With immense power, it writes legends of several families, yet the stories of joy and sorrow reveal the sorrows of generations. Deep courtyards, within the Forbidden City, how many untold sorrows, grief, helplessness, and extravagance lie hidden?