** "Two Years in the Forbidden City" by Princess Der Ling is a memoir that chronicles the author's time serving Empress Dowager Cixi in the early 1900s. The memoir reveals the inner workings of the Imperial Palace through the eyes of Princess Der Ling as First Lady-in-Waiting, capturing the opulence and rigid traditions of the court. Readers are introduced to Princess Der Ling's family, their return to China after living in Paris, and her progressive father's reform efforts against the era's conservatism. Princess Der Ling vividly recounts her initial journey to meet the Empress Dowager Cixi, setting the scene for her experiences in the fading Qing Dynasty. **
Two Years in the Forbidden City
By Princess Der Ling
** Witness the captivating story of a young woman who enters a hidden world as she encounters forbidden love and treacherous secrets within the walls of China's Imperial Palace.
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About the AuthorLizzie Yu Der Ling, better known as "Princess" Der Ling, and also known as Elisabeth Antoinette White after her marriage to Thaddeus C. White, was the first lady-in-waiting for Empress Dowager Cixi. Her father was the Chinese diplomat Yü Keng; and her mother was Louisa Pierson, who was herself the half-Chinese daughter of a Boston merchant working in Shanghai. Although not a member of the Qing royal family, Der Ling was given the title of "commandery princess" while serving as the lady-in-waiting for Empress Cixi. She was a writer of several memoirs, books, and magazine articles.
Lizzie Yu Der Ling, better known as "Princess" Der Ling, and also known as Elisabeth Antoinette White after her marriage to Thaddeus C. White, was the first lady-in-waiting for Empress Dowager Cixi. Her father was the Chinese diplomat Yü Keng; and her mother was Louisa Pierson, who was herself the half-Chinese daughter of a Boston merchant working in Shanghai. Although not a member of the Qing royal family, Der Ling was given the title of "commandery princess" while serving as the lady-in-waiting for Empress Cixi. She was a writer of several memoirs, books, and magazine articles.
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