Cixi Back to the Palace: A Special Travel in 1901 (Chinese Edition)

The author of Cixi Back to the Palace: A Special Travel in 1901, Yang Hongl has a set of 60 photos (about 8 inches) which records the situation on the way of Cixi empress back to the palace in 1901. As the only set in China, it was taken by a person of photo studio who was invited by the official acting as an advance party. In these photos, there are both palaces and decorated archways constructed in advance, like Luoyang and Kaifeng and other places,and places of historic interest in Henan and Zhili where Cixi empress has visited, as well as the scene of local officials' greeting for her. Taking these 60 photos as the core, about 100 relevant historical pictures (such as the Xi'an Palace, Cixi empress arrived in Majiapu, Beijing, and the photo at the door of Zhengyang, etc.) are added in this boo. With the combination of official history books, media reports, party memoirs and local chronicles recording Cixi's route in that year, this book deeply explores the history hidden in thees photos. Read more