In it, the Xianfeng Emperor is depicted as the "limping dragon". His wife ... both by her heritage and her reading of Chinese history. "Empress Dowager Cixi is a fascinating figure because ...

The photographs of the Empress Dowager Cixi taken by Xunling are more ... “She thought about self-representation, and—out of the norm for Chinese portraiture—she sometimes posed in staged ...

The Northern Wei empire adopted laws, institutions and policies from both Taghbach and Han Chinese traditions. This cultural hybridity enabled the empress dowager to rule directly: On one hand ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] Dominique Fung, a second-generation Chinese Canadian artist with ... centers around the figure of Empress Dowager Cixi, who was the most powerful figure in China ...