Cixi



Cixi :The Dragon Empress



Early Life of Cixi Rise in Royalty Summer Palace Strong Belief of Buddhism Delicate Cuisine  A Selfish Empress?  Biographical Timeline of Cixi  Death of Empress Cixi  Want to learn more? <span style="color: blue; display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">Take a Peek <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; text-align: center;">Picture Gallery

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 21px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;">//"Never again allow a woman to hold the supreme power in the State..."// <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 21px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;">**-Empress Cixi's final words** <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 21px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 21px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;">

<span style="color: #ea0b40; display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;">Cixi was one of the most formidable women in modern history. She was famed for her beauty and charm. She was either a great friend or terrible enemy. She was power hungry, ruthless and profoundly skilled in court politics. She would rise from a middle class family to a dowager empress affecting Chinese life forever.