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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.
Portraits of Empress Dowager Cixi Katharine Augusta Carl (February 12, 1865 – December 7, 1938) (sometimes spelled Katherine Carl ) was an American portrait painter and author. She made paintings of notable and royal people in the United States, Europe and Asia.
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 ...
Liangbatou was made famous by Empress Dowager Cixi and her Manchu court ladies, becoming popular and evolving starting from the Qing dynasty through the Republican Period (1910–1940s). It was known nationally and internationally for its towering shape and ornamentation, and was influenced by the theatrical representations of non- Chinese ...
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.
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China is a 2013 biography written by Jung Chang, published by Alfred A. Knopf. Chang presents a sympathetic portrait of the Empress Dowager Cixi, who unofficially controlled the Manchu Qing dynasty in China for 47 years, from 1861 to her death in 1908. Chang argues that Cixi has been ...
Troops of the Wuwei Corps led by Yuan Shikai escorting Empress Dowager Cixi back to the Forbidden City in 1902. The Wuwei Corps [1] (simplified Chinese: 武 卫 军; traditional Chinese: 武 衛 軍; pinyin: Wǔwèijūn; Wade–Giles: Wu-wei chün) [2] or Guards Army [2] [3] was a combined modernised army corps of the Qing dynasty of China.
A list of cultural depictions of Empress Dowager Cixi. Pages in category "Cultural depictions of Empress Dowager Cixi" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.