Record of Tears and Blood from the Island Palace: The Bloody Life Story of Emperor Guangxu

Author: (Qing) De Ling
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: De Ling, the "Imperial Concubine of the Emperor" to Empress Dowager Cixi, wrote English works such as Recollections of a Concubine in the Qing Palace, Fragrance of Orchids in the Imperial Garden, Reminiscences of the Late Qing Political Situation, and the documentary works Cries of Blood on the Island of Penglai and The Ethereal Fragrance of the Imperial Incense. These works were translated into Chinese by Gu Qiuxin, Qin Shouou, and others, and spread domestically. Her Qing court-themed English works were a specific product of the early 20th century when Sino-Western cultural exchange began to flourish. Her greatest feature was that she introduced the real lives of China's high-ranking rulers to the West from her firsthand experience, preserving valuable historical materials of Qing court life to some extent. These works still have a wide readership today. Cries of Blood on the Island of Penglai provides a detailed account of the life of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty as he promoted reforms and sought to revitalize the empire.
De Ling, the "Imperial Concubine of the Emperor" to Empress Dowager Cixi, wrote English works such as Recollections of a Concubine in the Qing Palace, Fragrance of Orchids in the Imperial Garden, Reminiscences of the Late Qing Political Situation, and the documentary works Cries of Blood on the Island of Penglai and The Ethereal Fragrance of the Imperial Incense. These works were translated into Chinese by Gu Qiuxin, Qin Shouou, and others, and spread domestically. Her Qing court-themed English works were a specific product of the early 20th century when Sino-Western cultural exchange began to flourish. Her greatest feature was that she introduced the real lives of China's high-ranking rulers to the West from her firsthand experience, preserving valuable historical materials of Qing court life to some extent. These works still have a wide readership today. Cries of Blood on the Island of Penglai provides a detailed account of the life of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty as he promoted reforms and sought to revitalize the empire.