A portrayal of life in the Qing Palace

Author: (Qing) De Ling
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Publish Date: 1999-03-01
Features: A Chronicle of Life in the Qing Palace is a work by De Ling that describes the life in the Qing court during the late Qing Dynasty. It was published as early as 1911 and has been reprinted multiple times. The book directly records the author's personal experiences serving Empress Dowager Cixi, revealing many secrets of the palace that ordinary people could never know. Through the perspective of a female author, it portrays Empress Dowager Cixi's temperament, intelligence, appearance, and spiritual demeanor, telling the story of a woman beyond her status as a powerful and renowned empress—specifically, as a mortal woman and, above all, as a woman.