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張燈結綵，光緒大婚，紫禁城熱鬧迎來皇后-老佛爺慈禧太后的姪女。皇帝選后妃，本該由光緒擇其所愛，震懾於慈禧威儀，皇后之位只能投其所好，並另選鍾意之人為妃，就是日後長相左右的珍妃。光緒與珍妃琴瑟和鳴、相知相惜，在幽閉的皇宮里，追求新潮與開朗奔放的珍妃，無異是光緒壓抑、羸弱的生命所能把握的一顆救命丹，珍妃特立獨行的作風，女扮男裝、喜歡拍照，甚至伴君批閱奏摺、議論國事，不見容於繁文縟節的皇宮，加上奸佞處心積慮挑撥，被慈禧斥為「妖精」逐次降貶。「光緒是我養，皇上是我給的，只有絕對的服從才是孝心，才是真理。」慈禧確信權力的給予是至高無上的象徵，於是獨攬皇權、操縱王道，遂行己意為天意，聽信昏官讒言，把光緒勵精圖治的變法維新，以叛亂治罪，內政不彰又有外侮連連侵逼，亂了方寸的慈禧，顢頇決定了大清帝國的走勢，在陷落前，不忘重重踢了珍妃一腳……。這一切，讓糾結在兩個女人中間的光緒皇帝思緒萬千，不禁悵然失神。

重新評論慈禧的功與過，暢銷傳記作家張戎最新巨作，附有多張珍貴歷史圖片，全球中文版首度面世。 慈禧，是「紫禁城唯一的男子漢」！ 從低等嬪妃成為全球三分之一人口的統治者，帶領中國跟上世界現代化的浪潮，她是慈禧太后──東方的維多利亞女王。 戊戌變法的發動人是慈禧？慈禧在臨死前爲什麽要毒死光緒？挪用北洋海軍經費、建造頤和園的慈禧，其實是影響清代中國改革的第一推手？ 史家說慈禧干預朝政、禍國殃民，卻不知道在

co-published with Guangxi Normal PressThe Orient Explorer Collection is a series of interesting texts written by Westerners travelling in China in the 1800s and early 1900s. Each volume has been reprinted from scans of the original publication and is included under a particular theme.The box set focuses on the theme “Women Writers” and features seven books written by women from various walks of life. It is suitable for readers interested in early China depicted by women travellers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Each volume of the collection is to reignite interest and also to allow readers to explore how these books relate to the region today. With the Empress DowagerKatharine A. CARLThis book provides a sensational account of the author’s time with the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Chinese Court while painting her portrait for an exposition in St. Louis in the United States.978-962-937-405-1 • HK$278 / US$36Jan 2024 • 140 x 216 mm • 396 pp • PbA Woman in ChinaMary GAUNTThis

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