Two Years in the Forbidden City - with a new foreword by Graham Earnshaw (平装) 9881714990

For two years, Princess Der Ling was the favorite lady-in-waiting to the Empress Dowager Cixi in the imperial palace in Beijing. This book provides a unique and surprisingly intimate portrait of the Dragon Lady, who ruled China for 47 years, and brought the country to the brink of destruction.

In this book, Princess Der Ling refers to the larger political context on many occasions. But the fascinating thing about the book is the small things - how the Empress Dowager spends her time, what her favorite color is, where she keeps her jewelry, what she thinks of the dress and complexion of European women, the meals and manners, and the fact that she always wanted to be a man. What emerges is a detailed portrait of the life and personality of the Empress Dowager, and a sense of the inner workings of the highly secretive world of the imperial palace.

"A detailed portrait of the life and personality of the Empress Dowager, and at least a sense of the inner workings of the highly secretive world of the imperial palace."

Graham Earnshaw,author of Tales of Old Shanghai. --Graham Earnshaw - author of Tales of Old Shanghai. "A fascinating insight into the world of the most powerful woman in China's history."

Paul French - author of Carl Crow, a Tough Old China Hand --Paul French - author of Carl Crow, a Tough Old China Hand

Princess Der Ling was born in 1885, the daughter of Lord Yu Keng who served as Chinese minister to Japan and then as minister to France for four years from 1899. Der Ling gained a western education in Paris. In March 1903 at the age of 18, she entered the palace as a lady-in-waiting to the Empress Dowager, and also acted as her interpreter and translator. She left the palace in March 1905 to be with her father, who died in Shanghai that year. She married an American named Thaddeus White in 1907, published this book in 1911 and died in the United States in 1944.

出版社	China Economic Review Publishing Ltd
作者	Princess Der Ling