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Cixi is pictured, possibly in 1903, with her hair arranged in the popular Qing dynasty style, known as the 'two side bun' (兩把頭), which involved her hair being wound into two buns, worn on either side of her head. Last Emperor Of China, Empress Dowager Cixi, Chinese Empress, The Empress Of China, Empress Dowager, Dynasty Clothing, Empress Of China, History Queen, Chinese History

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The woman who ‘ruled’ China: what you didn’t know about Empress Dowager Cixi

Although it has been 109 years (today) since the death of the Empress Dowager Cixi – also known as the “dragon lady” and the “old master Buddha” – who effectively ruled China during the late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) for nearly five decades, she still divides public opinion.

An official photographic portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi (29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908), aged around 55 years. Asian History, Chongqing, Last Emperor Of China, Empress Dowager Cixi, Chinese Empress, Empress Dowager, Boxer Rebellion, Empress Of China, Chinese History

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A 3,500-year-old mummified woman’s head shows signs of a skin condition from bleaching. The woman may have been prominent in Egyptian society and was 20 to 25 years old when she died, researchers report.

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One of the first oil paintings of Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后 painted by Katharine Augusta Carl (1865–1938) an American painter and author who spent nine months in China in 1903. Cixi was not happy with the shading on her face in this painting. Empress Dowager Cixi, Dragon Empress, Ancient World History, Empress Of China, Black China, Disney World Rides, Disney Animated Movies, Qing Dynasty, Disney World Resorts

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One of the first oil paintings of Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后 painted by Katharine Augusta Carl (1865–1938) an American painter and author who spent nine months in China in 1903. Cixi was not happy with the shading on her face in this painting.

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