The Secret History of Empress Dowager Cixi's Private Life

Author: De Ling
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features:/1 The Empress Dowager Issues an Edict for Train Preparation/4 The Luck of the Fireman and the Driver/10 Railway Officials/14 Attending Ministers/18 Imperial Sede/25 Greeting the Emperor/30 Imperial Wardrobe/36 Imperial Kitchen/43 Emperor Guangxu/57 Court Ladies and Palace Maidens/59 A Small Court on the Train/67 En Route/76 Yuan Shikai/85 Appreciation of the Fields/95 The Empress Dowager Arrives in Her Hometown/102 Imperial Palaces in Shengjing/114 Relics of Past Emperors/125 Fox Spirit Pagoda/136 Shooting Range/142 Deep Parental Love/151 The Other Half of Li Garden/161 The Return Journey/167 The Miracle of Mulberry Leaves/177 Artisans of Various Trades/183 Imperial Dog Kennel/199 Inner Court Extravagance/205 Floating Palace on the Lake/213 Imperial Physicians/220 Benevolence and Justice/233 Morning Lotus Facing the Sun/239 The Empress Dowager's Dressing Table/245 Exotic Flowers in the Upper Garden/259 The Imperial Body Lying Down/265 Strange Omens/271