I strongly suggest this book for whoever that wishes to know not only about the history but the habits of chinese people during the dynasty period.
Buck brings to life the amazing story of Tzu Hsi, who rose from concubine status to become the working head of the Qing Dynasty. It s absolutely beautiful the value of family, of greater good, the having goodwill and politeness of the Confucianism. Bucks remarkable account of the life of Tzu Hsi, the magnetic and fierce-minded woman from humble origins who became Chinas last empress In Imperial Woman, Pearl S. It is a great book, the writer was amazing with creative imagination of all the characters, she managed to describe not just the feelings, but the values, the moral, most importantly the habit and costumes of chinese culture in extreme details.
Mothers or females occupy a very important and respected role in China and Taiwan, maybe got most of the influence from her doing during the past dynasty. I think she was a great woman who had to be strong to survive and outlive that era and she indeed changed the male chauvinism of China when only men could rule, into a more feminist society as it is today. I only knew she was a really cruel woman but this book made me think deeper and out of my previous opinion. Buck Publication date 1991 Topics Cixi, Empress dowager of China, 1835-1908 - Fiction., Empresses - Fiction., China - History - 19th century - Fiction. This is a fiction romanticized biography of the last imperial woman CiXi.
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