Birth
Xingzhen of the Yehe Nara clan was born on the tenth day of the tenth lunar month in the 15th year of the Daoguang Emperor's reign (29 November … 展开

For many years, the mainstream view of Cixi was that she was a devious despot who contributed in no small part to China's slide into corruption, … 展开

• Cixi (first called 'Orchid', later 'Tzu Hsi') and her favorite eunuch are the main characters in the historical novel Lotus Blossom published in … 展开

Sources
• Bland, J. O. P.; Backhouse, Edmund (1910). China under the Empress Dowager: Being the History of the Life and Times of Tz*U Hsi, Compiled from State Papers and the Private Diary of the Comptroller of Her … 展开

• Father: Yehenara Huizheng (惠徵; 1805–1853)
• Mother: Lady Fuca
• Three … 展开

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• Aldridge, A. Owen (2001). "The Empress Dowager Ci-Xi in Western Fiction: A Stereotype for The Far East?". Revue de littérature comparée. No. … 展开