The Heaven table was to the east, the Earth table was to the west and the People tables was in the center. The People table was solely occupied by the Empress Dowager. This meant that apart from ...

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That was Empress Dowager Cixi’s life story; the woman who ruled China in the 19th century and arguably the most important Chinese woman in history. Born in 1835, Cixi was brought in as a ...