About this audiobook

'Two Years in the Forbidden City' is a memoir written by Princess Der Ling, who served as a lady-in-waiting to China's Empress Dowager Cixi in the early 20th Century. The book provides a unique inside view into the royal court of China, describing the daily life, rituals, intrigues, and intricate relationship between the Empress and the foreign powers. It offers intriguing historical insights through the eyes of the author, who was the first lady of Manchu descent to attend a Western-style college.