
Two Years in the Forbidden City - Chapter 20
In this last chapter of "Two Years in the Forbidden City", Der Ling finally came to the conclusion that she could never go back to her count...
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"Two Years in the Forbidden City" is a book written by Princess Der Ling, who was the renowned Lady-in-waiting to the Empress Dowager Cixi in the early 20th century. Though Empress Dowager C...

In this last chapter of "Two Years in the Forbidden City", Der Ling finally came to the conclusion that she could never go back to her count...

This segment of the "Two Years in the Forbidden City", being one of the remaining chapters of the book, details how Cixi was worried about t...

On this episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City"....During the celebrations of the Chinese New Year, Cixi was flattered and indulged in...

On this episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City"...the hidden threat of on-going war between Japan and Russia was in the air, but delibe...

On this episode, let delve into Her Majesty's birthday celebration in great detail, which provided a rare chance for us to get familiar with...

Two celebrations were going on in the Imperial Palace: one was the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival,...

On this episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City"......Through an account of the emperor's birthday celebration we'll get a glimpse of ho...

This episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City" will bring you part 2 of Chapter 13 "The Empress's Portrait" where The Empress Dowager Cix...

This episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City" brings you part 1 of chapter 13 "The Empress's Portrait", which is about Empress Dowager C...

On this episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City"......Mrs. Conger, the wife of the American Minister to Peking asks for a private audien...

On this episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City"......Der Ling is given the order, the one she has secretly longed for, to go back into...

In this episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City"……The detailed description of a garden party given to the ladies of the Diplomatic Corps...

This chapter of "Two Years in the Forbidden City" attempts to bring Emperor Kwang Hsu out of historical shadows and into the spotlight. Find...

In this episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City"......Despite the fact that Der Ling has made up her mind to forget what the court ladie...

This episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City" is about Der Ling's first day of real work serving the Empress Dowager Cixi. Through seemi...

In this episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City"…… Der Ling closely observed and carefully studied the appropriate ways to serve Empress...

In this episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City", a diplomatic audience with the Empress reveals the Supreme Lady's strong sense of self...

In this episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City"......Pre-luncheon appetizing snacks, showing reverence before the feast, eating while s...

In this episode of "Two Years in the Forbidden City"......The two girls being novelty among court ladies, find themselves well received in t...

"Two Years in the Forbidden City" is a book written by Princess Der Ling, who was the renowned Lady-in-waiting to the Empress Dowager Cixi i...

Though Empress Dowager Cixi is a household name, Der Ling's point of view offers a quite unique and surprisingly intimate portrayal of the E...