Empress Dowager Cixi born November 29-18935

November 29 “making the most of situations…”

On November 29th, 1835, Empress Dowager Cixi was born. I will begin this story with “Chambers Biographical Dictionary” by Magnus Magnusson. I quote, “Empress Dowager Cixi was presented as a concubine to the Manchu emperor Xianfeng and on his death, in 1861 became regent, initially to her infant son, Tongzhi, and then, following his deathContinue reading “November 29 “making the most of situations…””