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EMPRESS DOWAGER CIXI DOCUMENTARY - CIXI BIOGRAPHY PART 1
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29:55Now PlayingThe dragon Lady. Such is the nickname given by western observers to a woman who successfully seized power in late imperial China, and subsequently ruled the celestial empire for half a century, empress dowager Cixi. Her reputation as a ruthless and cruel ruler has often been depicted in both China and the west, while her image at the time was promoted as that of a compassionate leader. Between tradition and modernity, Cixi’s role in the end of the Qing dynasty was undoubtably of pivotal importance for the fate of a whole civilization. But who was she really, and how did a woman outside the imperial clan managed to rule china for over 47 years? Today, I bring you the biography of the the dragon lady, Empress Dowager Cixi.
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♫ MUSIC ♫
Sao Meo Orchestral Mix
Europa Universalis IV - Peace for Generations
Chinese Traditional Bamboo flute
Civilization V - Wu Zetian War Theme
Han Palace Autumn Moon (Erhu)
Total War Shogun 2 - Resolve
Civilization V - Wu Zetian Peace Theme
Civilization V - Elizabeth I War Theme
Civilization V - Song of Joy
Restless Natives
دوتار اویغور (Uyghur music)
Qing Court Music
Lost in the Forest
Total War Three Kingdoms - End of an Era
The Loyalist - Lotus Lane
🎬 VIDEO CREDITS 🎬
戏说慈禧 (Joking about Cixi) (1993)
Sigh of His Highness (2006)
The Empress Dowager (1975)
The Burning of Imperial Palace (1983)
The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894 (2012)
📜 MAIN SOURCES 📜
Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period (1644–1912) , (1943), Arthur W. Hummel, Sr.
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China, (2013), Jung Chang
Cixi, the controversial concubine who became queen, led China into the modern age, (2016), Josep Maria Casals
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Introduction: (0:00)
Early life: (01:11)
Imperial concubine: (02:50)
Rise to power: (05:11)
Tongzhi restoration: (10:43)
Resuming the regency: (23:03)
Conclusion: (28:35)
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