Two Years In the Forbidden City 9789357276085 Despite losing the election

Despite losing the election

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Two Years In the Forbidden City 9789357276085 Despite losing the electionPrincess Der Ling's memoir, Two Years in the Forbidden City, details her time as the Empress Dowager Cixi's First Lady in Waiting and interpreter for her when she hosted foreign visitors. The 1911 revolution that toppled the Manchu or Qing empire offers fascinating insights into daily life at the Manchu court and the personality of the Empress. Explore the realm of China's most dreaded Empress. The first eyewitness account of the Imperial Court to be