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 ...

Although the empress dowager was expected to rule only as a regent, historical records indicate that she administered court in her own name. These same records also reveal that she adopted a personal ...

Fung's interest in Cixi is shaped both by her heritage and her reading of Chinese history. "Empress Dowager Cixi is a fascinating figure because she represents a contradiction — she wielded ...

[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 ...

Wedding dresses are a big deal. Whether you have a design in mind or not, it’s vital to secure something that perfectly suits both your style and body type and will make you look and feel great ...

It is not just the former Emperor; he was deranged and despicable. But the families who sent their daughters into a life of pain, confusion, and misery just to gain a few advantages in the court or a ...

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