Two Years at the Side of Empress Dowager Cixi - Bilingual Edition

Author: Princess Der Ling
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Want to know how Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu lived in the Forbidden City? Wondering what differences there were between their daily lives and those of ordinary people? Follow Der Ling, a female official who served Empress Dowager Cixi for two years, as she takes you inside. This book, presented in both Chinese and English, recounts the lives of Empress Dowager Cixi, Emperor Guangxu, and their isolated existence in the mysterious Forbidden City. Der Ling, who once served as an official to Empress Dowager Cixi, had an intimate understanding of her life and daily routines. On January 2, 1903, after completing a four-year term as the Chinese ambassador to France, Der Ling's father led his family, attendants, and servants—a total of fifty-five people—to Shanghai from Paris.