

For nearly a half century, the Empress Dowager Cixi has been acting as a wife, a mother and a woman and governing this old empire. From Tongzhi to Guangxu period, she has been transformed from conservative governing to adopting new deal. In her long life, she has witnessed the great turbulence in modern China. Positioned in a turning point of history, Cixi was pushed forward to the forefront and she had no other choice in face of such a reality.
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