Bright City Queen

Author: Liu Hongzhong
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: An ordinary, innocent girl became the Empress in a meticulously planned court struggle. Through long-term neglect and indifference, she witnessed the cruelty of the palace. Power struggles, deceit, and treachery endangered the fate of the nation. After years of enduring hardship, at the critical moment of national survival, the young Myeongseong took it upon herself to save the country and people from peril, ruling the nation for over 30 years. However, her resilience thwarted Japan's invasion, ultimately leading to her merciless murder by the Japanese Empire. Myeongseong—Empress of the nation—was brutally hacked to death in the palace where she resided for so long. Myeongseong Empress was the last Empress of the Joseon Dynasty a century ago. At the age of 16, she was chosen as the Queen, and by the age of 45, she was killed and left this world. These nearly 30 years were the most turbulent period in Korean history during the modernization era. The purpose of this book is to correct the long-standing misunderstandings and prejudices about Empress Myeongseong in South Korea, as well as to dispel the influence of deliberate distortions or malicious slander against her in Japan. This book focuses on tracing the power struggles during Empress Myeongseong's era, the invasions by foreign powers, and the process of Japan's invasion of Korea, emphasizing that the behind-the-scenes crime in the assassination of Empress Myeongseong was indeed the actions of the Japanese state power. An ordinary, innocent girl became the Empress in a meticulously planned court struggle. Through long-term neglect and indifference, she witnessed the cruelty of the palace. Power struggles, deceit, and treachery endangered the fate of the nation. After years of enduring hardship, at the critical moment of national survival, the young Myeongseong took it upon herself to save the country and people from peril, ruling the nation for over 30 years. However, her resilience thwarted Japan's invasion, ultimately leading to her merciless murder by the Japanese Empire. Myeongseong—Empress of the nation—was brutally hacked to death in the palace where she resided for so long. Myeongseong Empress was the last Empress of the Joseon Dynasty a century ago. At the age of 16, she was chosen as the Queen, and by the age of 45, she was killed and left this world. These nearly 30 years were the most turbulent period in Korean history during the modernization era. The purpose of this book is to correct the long-standing misunderstandings and prejudices about Empress Myeongseong in South Korea, as well as to dispel the influence of deliberate distortions or malicious slander against her in Japan. This book focuses on tracing the power struggles during Empress Myeongseong's era, the invasions by foreign powers, and the process of Japan's invasion of Korea, emphasizing that the behind-the-scenes crime in the assassination of Empress Myeongseong was indeed the actions of the Japanese state power.