The Decoding of Empress Dowager Cixi's Top Ten Historical Enigmas/慈禧十大谜案破解

<p>Revealing the Hidden Mechanisms Behind the Last Empress' Reign</p><p></p><p>Many rumors about Empress Dowager Cixi are not historical records. For many years people have intentionally or unintentionally demonized stereotyped and casualized Empress Dowager Cixi. People can freely throw dirt water and make funny faces at Empress Dowager Cixi without being constrained by public opinion. This seems to have become a habitual mindset. Speaking ill of Empress Dowager Cixi is not condemned by public opinion but instead receives praise from people. So not only was Empress Dowager Cixi politically useless but her life was also a mess.</p><p>This book aims to unravel these ten mysteries and reveal the true historical face of Empress Dowager Cixi in many details.</p><p>关于慈禧太后的许多传闻都不是信史。多年来，人们有意无意地对慈禧太后进行了妖魔化、脸谱化、随意化。人们可以随心所欲地往慈禧太后身上扔脏物、泼污水、画鬼脸，而不受舆论的制约。这似乎已经成为一个习惯的思维定式。说慈禧太后的坏话，不受舆论的谴责，反而得到人们的赞誉。于是，慈禧太后不仅政治上一无是处，就是生活上也是一塌糊涂。</p><p>本书力图破解这十大谜案，在诸多细节上还慈禧太后一个历史的真面貌。</p>