Two Years in the Forbidden City by Princess Der Ling

About Two Years in the Forbidden City by Princess Der Ling

THE author of the following narrative has peculiar qualifications for her task. She is a daughter of Lord Yu Keng, a member of the Manchu White Banner Corps, and one of the most advanced and progressive Chinese officials of his generation. she became First Lady-in-Waiting to the Empress Dowager, and while serving at the Court in that capacity she received the impressions which provide the subject-matter of this book. Her opportunity to observe and estimate the characteristics of the remarkable woman who ruled China for so long was unique, and her narrative throws a new light on one of the most extraordinary personalities of modern times. Yielding to the urgent solicitation of friends, she consented to put some of her experiences into literary form, and the following chronicle, in which the most famous of Chinese women, the customs and atmosphere of her Court are portrayed by an intimate of the same race, is a result.

Publisher

Loyal Books

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

12 Dec 2023

Latest episode

2 Jan 2024

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1. 

   2 Jan 2024

   00 – Foreword

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2. 

   1 Jan 2024

   01 – Introductory

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3. 

   31 Dec 2023

   02 – At The Palace

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