Read the fulltext online edition of two years in the forbidden city 1917. Two years in the forbidden city full audio book english. It was so named because it was closed to the public for hundreds of years. Two years in the forbidden city introductory my father and mother, lord and lady yu keng, and family, together with our suite consisting of the first secretary, second secretary, naval and military attaches, chancellors, their families, servants, etc. Located in the heart of beijing, the forbidden city was home to the emperors of china for nearly 500 years, during chinas final two imperial dynasties, the ming dynasty and the qing dynasty. Empress dowager cixi was a concubine for xianfeng emperor and later became the empress dowager as soon as her son become the tongzhi emperor after the death of xianfeng. Two years in the forbidden city tales of old china. While the customs, religion and day to day activities of the empresses court were certainly interesting enough, getting to know the empress and her servants through the writing of the author was the most interesting aspect of the book. Someone spent 2 years painstakingly replicating chinas. Two years in the forbidden city and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
Two years in the forbidden city tales of old china 9789881714992. The forbidden city was a chinese imperial palace that served as the home for 24 emperors. Annam from paris, where for four years my father had. Two years in the forbidden city full audio book english unabridged greataudiobooks. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Constructed from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings 2 and covers 72 hectares over 180 acres. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The forbidden city is only one of the places described in the book. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
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