Cixi the Dragon Empress
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Cixi the Dragon Empress
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This series of historical accounts profiles strong women who took extraordinary measures to achieve and maintain powerthis story explains how she b... read full description

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Jan 20, 2012
Kristi rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Cixi was born in 1835 to a minor government official. Although her childhood was secretive she always felt she was treated differently than her three sisters. When she was a teenager her mother registered her to work at the palace. She could either be a servant or concubine. Cixi chose the latter. She was impressed with how the emperor lived and embraced the opportunity to escape her miserable childhood. As time went on Cixi moved up to Imperial Consort. She was considered to be one of the emper More...
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Nov 22, 2011
Wayne rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Did you know that the Chinese also had empresses as well as emperors? The last Chinese empress was Cixi, who was born on November 29, 1835, in Shanxi province, northern China, the daughter of a minor government official, and most likely spent her childhood in Anhui province. Not much is known about her early life. She was very secretive about her upbringing, saying only that she did not have a happy childhood. At age sixteen she was chosen by the Emperor Xianfeng as an imperial concubi More...
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Nov 28, 2011
Alyssa rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Okay. I must admit that I thought this book was not a children's book. I didn't look too closely at the description, but was intrigued by "The Dragon Empress." And honestly, who would have thought I would win out of nearly a thousand entries? Not me! BUT, I am very glad I did win.

The book is about the normal size of a children's picture book, but don't be fooled. There is a fair amount of history packed into the glossy, picture-covered pages. It was most informative and an e More...
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