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English
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From the master of the historical novel, Empress Orchid sweeps readers into the splendid heart of the Forbidden City to tell the fascinating story of a young Chinese concubine who becomes china's last empress. Min introduces the beautiful Tzu Hsi, known as Orchid, and weaves an epic of a country girl who seizes power through seduction, murder, and endless intrigue. When china is threatened by enemies, she alone sees capable of holding her country...
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English
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“Admirers of Empress Orchid will be interested in this sequel. Others may find the introduction to relatively modern Chinese history a revelation” (Rocky Mountain News).
During the tumultuous end of the nineteenth century in China, the only constant was the power wielded by one person: the resilient, ever-resourceful Tzu Hsi, Lady Yehonala—or Empress Orchid—as readers came to know her...
During the tumultuous end of the nineteenth century in China, the only constant was the power wielded by one person: the resilient, ever-resourceful Tzu Hsi, Lady Yehonala—or Empress Orchid—as readers came to know her...
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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In this ground-breaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Empress Dowager Cixi fought against monumental obstacles to change China. Under her, the ancient country attained virtually all the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, telegraph, and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry.
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1140L
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English
Description
The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In this audio book, Pearl S. Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriguing rules during a time of intense turbulence. Tzu Hsi was born into one of the lowly ranks of the Imperial dynasty. According to custom, she moved to the Forbidden City at the age of seventeen to become one of hundreds of concubines. But her singular beauty and powers of manipulation quickly moved her into...
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Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
880L
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English
Description
The evil empress of China entered China's forbidden city as a low-ranking member of the emperor's household, a girl in a nation ruled by men. But because she was sly, ruthless, and hungry for power, within a decade she became Empress Cixi and controlled the most populous country on earth. She faced rebellion from within, invasion from abroad, her people suffering through flood and famine, and the fate of China resting in her hands. But instead of...
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"This book gives the most vivid and accurate portrait to date of the much-maligned last empress. It is also a riveting chronicle of China's terminal encounter with the West and an astute look at the conquerors' need to create a monster where they could not find one."
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