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The Qing Empress Dowager Cixi wearing liangbatou. Liangbatou (simplified Chinese: 两把头; traditional Chinese: 两把頭) or erbatou (simplified Chinese: 二把头; traditional Chinese: 二把頭) is a hairstyle/headdress worn by Manchu women. It is a tall headdress that features two handfuls of hair, parted to each side of the head ...
It was restored in 1893 on order of the Empress Dowager Cixi. In this restoration, a new two-story superstructure was designed which incorporated elements of European architecture. Like its predecessor, the new superstructure is made out of wood but it was painted to imitate marble.
Empress Dowager Cixi (Mandarin pronunciation: [tsʰɹ̩̌.ɕì]; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively but periodically controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent for almost 50 years, from 1861 until her death in 1908.
After 1861, she held the title of Mother Empress, Empress Dowager Ci'an. [2] Her posthumous title was Empress Xiaozhenxian. [3] Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908), Yehe-Nara Xingzhen (杏贞). The highest title she held during the Xianfeng era was Noble Consort Yi (懿贵妃). [4] From 1861 to 1908, she held the title of Holy Mother, Empress ...
Ding Dongling, the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi stands out for its extremely luxurious decoration. [1] The Long'en Hall along with its eastern and western side halls is made from valuable red wood timbers. All three halls are decorated with gold-glazed coloured painting, gilded dragons, and carved stone rails.
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This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image may be protected by international copyright laws. Image title: After conservation record images of the "The Empress Dowager, Tze Hsi, of China" by K. A. Carl, 1904 in the collection of the Freer Sackler Gallery, ACCESSION #: S2011.16, MCI# 6467: Usage terms
She made paintings of notable and royal people in the United States, Europe and Asia. She spent nine months in China in 1903 painting a portrait of the Empress Dowager Cixi for the St. Louis Exposition. On her return to America, she published a book about her experience, titled With the Empress Dowager of China.