"Too much mystery surrounds the Forbidden City for us to write of its inmates with assured authority. Even when the facts are known, there are two or three versions, each giving a different rendering ...

In 1903, seemingly inexplicably, an American woman painted a 15-foot-tall portrait of China’s Empress Dowager Cixi, the last empress of the Qing dynasty, the lineage of hereditary rulers that governed ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Cixi (慈禧太后), Empress Dowager of China ...

GOLDEN, CO, UNITED STATES, January 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Explore the captivating history of ancient China ...

A new exhibit at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., features photos of Cixi, a teenage concubine turned empress who ruled China for 43... Powerful Portraits Capture China's Empress Dowager ...

Her original first name was considered too inconsequential to enter in the court registry, yet she became the most powerful woman in 19th-century China. Born in 1835 to a prominent Manchu family, Cixi ...

WASHINGTON — Cixi, the Grand Empress Dowager, led China for more than half a century until her death in 1908. In 1903, she opened up to one Western influence: photography. The Smithsonian’s Arthur M.

Empress Cixi, regent Queen, ruling during the minority of her son, Guangxu. Power grasping and shrewd. The Regent Empress carefully maintains power through a triumvirate, ruling the imperial Manchu ...

BEIJING — She entered the world of an ancient empire as a teenage concubine, chosen by the emperor to share his bed for her good looks, immaculate comportment and, above all, her ability to sing.