The twelve emperors of the Qing Dynasty had twelve ups and downs and twelve helplessness. From the reckless heroes riding horses and whips outside the Pass, to the involuntary puppet monarchs in the Forbidden City; from the diligent emperor who stayed up all night to review memorials, to the stingy emperor with patches on his dragon robe, to the last emperor who eventually became a gardener in the botanical garden - these twelve "dragon chair workers" each have their own absurdities, their own helplessness, and each have their own legends, interpreting a dynasty epic that rises and falls...
