EMPRESS DOWAGER CIXI DOCUMENTARY - CIXI BIOGRAPHY PART 1

The 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. Imperial Harem video : https://youtu.be/RlCtb_7zGeg ➤ Follow me on Twitter/X! https://x.com/History_ofChina ➤ If you would like to make a donation, you can do so with Super Chat or via my paypal: https://paypal.me/historyofchina Many thanks! ♫ 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 🏷️ TAGS 🏷️ empress dowager cixi documentary emperor tongzhi tongzhi restoration Yixin Prince Gong self-strengthening movement self strengthening movement china empress dowager ci'an cixi biography tz'u hsi empress dowager cixi 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)