Toward the end of the Qing Dynasty, Empress ... a red pearl. Beneath the boxes were tin bases of hot water wrapped with cotton padded cushions to keep the food warm. Normally, Cixi took her ...

That was Empress Dowager Cixi’s life story; the woman who ruled China in the 19th century and arguably the most important Chinese woman in history. Born in 1835, Cixi was brought in as a ...

Best-selling author Jung Chang’s newest work, Empress Dowager Cixi, upends the stereotypes of China’s last Empress, who ruled for nearly five decades until her death in 1908. Instead of a cruel, ...