Qing dynasty

Born in 1835 as Yehe Nara Xingzhen to one of the most influential Manchu families, the future Emp...

In this groundbreaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Empress Dowager Cixi – the mos...

Empress Dowager Cixi ; Empress Dowager Cixi (Chinese ; Cixi supervised the Tongzhi Restoration ; ...

When Xianfeng died in 1861, Cixi's five-year-old son was his only male heir and became the empero...

After Cixi seized power, the brilliant queen regent of China never let it go and guided her peopl...