Two Years in the Forbidden City
By The Princess Der Ling
Length9h 5m
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.
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GenreOther
Length9 hrs 5 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1911
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1 FOREWORD
2 INTRODUCTORY
3CHAPTER 2: AT THE PALACE
4CHAPTER 3: A PLAY AT THE COURT
5CHAPTER 4: A LUNCHEON WITH THE EMPRESS
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6CHAPTER 5: AN AUDIENCE WITH THE EMPRESS
7CHAPTER 6: N ATTENDANCE ON HER MAJESTY
8CHAPTER 7: SOME INCIDENTS OF THE COURT
9CHAPTER 8: THE COURT LADIES
10CHAPTER 9: THE EMPEROR KWANG HSU
11CHAPTER 10:THE YOUNG EMPRESS
12CHAPTER 11: OUR COSTUMES
13CHAPTER 12: THE EMPRESS AND MRS. CONGER
14CHAPTER 13: THE EMPRESS'S PORTRAIT
15CHAPTER 14: THE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY
16CHAPTER 15:THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
17CHAPTER 16: THE SUMMER PALACE
18CHAPTER 17: THE AUDIENCE HALL
19CHAPTER 18: THE NEW YEAR FESTIVALS
20CHAPTER 19:THE SEA PALACE
21CHAPTER 20: CONCLUSION
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