Two Years in the Forbidden City

by Der Ling

Overview

For two years, Der Ling was the favorite lady-in-waiting to the Empress Dowager Cixi in the imperial palace in Beijing. This book provides a unique and surprisingly intimate portrait of the Dragon Lady, who ruled China for 47 years, and brought the country to the brink of destruction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789881714992
Publisher:	China Economic Review Publishing for Earnshaw Books
Publication date:	03/02/2022
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Princess Der Ling was born in 1885, the daughter of Lord Yu Keng who served as Chinese minister to Japan and then as minister to France for four years from 1899. She received a Western education in Paris and in 1903 at the age of 18, entered the palace as a lady-in-waiting to the Empress Dowager, acting as her interpreter and helper. She left the palace in March 1905 to be with her father, who died in Shanghai that year. She married an American named Thaddeus White in 1907, published this book in 1911 and died in the United States in 1944.

Editorial Reviews

A fascinating insight into the world of the most powerful woman in China’s history.”  —Paul French, author of Carl Crow, a Tough Old China Hand

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