The Complete Biography of Cixi

"The Complete Biography of Cixi" is a masterpiece by Gao Yang that panoramically depicts the society of the late Qing Dynasty in the form of a novel. It consists of ten volumes, including "The Preface of Cixi", "Bead Curtain on the Amyrlin" (Part 1, Part 2), "Outside History of the Qing Palace" (Part 1, Part 2), "Mother and Son, Monarchs", "Rouge Well" (Part 1, Part 2), and "Sunset at Yingtai" (Part 1, Part 2). The whole book focuses on the activities of the main character Cixi, from the death of Emperor Xianfeng in Rehe, to Cixi joining forces with Prince Gong, to seizing power from Minister Gu Ming headed by Sushun, and listening to politics behind the curtain, to the death of Cixi and Puyi's succession, spanning more than forty years. Gao Yang was familiar with the historical anecdotes of the Qing Dynasty. He was familiar with all the notes, unofficial histories, miscellaneous works, poems and folklore. He picked them up at his fingertips and naturally integrated them into the context of the novel. As a novelist, Gao Yang is also a master storyteller. He wrote a complicated and unpredictable period of late Qing history with ups and downs, vividly restoring a flesh-and-blood "Queen Victoria of the East" - Cixi. Some people say that after reading "The Complete Biography of Cixi", you will become a "Gao Yang fan", suffer from "travel schizophrenia", and become a "pattern analysis maniac". It will be embedded in your spiritual world and become a part of your life.