Empress Cixi

Empress Dowager Cixi may not have much knowledge, but she is often considered one of the most powerful women in history. She has dominated nearly 50 years, maintained and expanded power. During the "behind the scenes" she made all the decisions and always made the final remark. She is extremely enthusiastic, understanding and enforcing politics, but she (some of today's people may think) is corrupt. She has always insisted on keeping power in Qing until she is suspected of killing others.

On November 29, 1835, the Empress Born in Beijing, China, became one of the most powerful women in Chinese history. Her powers began at the age of sixteen. She was chosen to join the emperor's harem as a humble encounter. The story says that the Emperor was enough to listen to her song at the wrong one night and make her one of his favorite beggars. She got pregnant with her son in 1856 and gave her the title "Tzu Hsi" which means "Queen of the West Palace" and often wrote in English with "Ci Xi". When the emperor died in 1861, she became regent of her 5 year old son, the future emperor Tongzhi. She shared a senior spouse, former spouse, mother of the comrades, Mother of Gong Taji, Regency with Empress Dowager Cixi.

A new leader appeared in the late nineteenth century. Emperor of Emperor Xi Emperor Dowager Cixi (1850 - 1861), Tong Tongzi's mother, Guangxu aunt succeeded in reigning the Qing Government, is a de facto leader of China for 47 years. She raised a coup d'etat and beat the regency of the leadership of Fushun appointed by the emperor. She is known for "behind the scenes" of politics. In the 1860 's, the Qing dynasty repressed the rebellion with the help of a militia organized by Gentry. The Qing Government has advanced the solution of the modernization problem and tried to achieve it by self improvement. Several modernized units were formed, including the famous Beiyang Army; however, the "North Sea" fleet was annihilated in the war of resistance against Japan's invasion (1894-1895), encouraging calls for wider reform . Early in the 20th century, the Qing Dynasty was in a dilemma

By the beginning of the 20th century, China began experiencing massive civic turmoil and continued to grow. To overcome these problems, in 1901 Empress Dowager Cixi proposed a reform and presented a screenplay calling for the governor and governor to seek the governor to open the era of the dynasty 'New Deal', also known as "late Qing Reform" did. This law opened the way to the most extensive reform, including the establishment of a national education system in 1905 and the abolition of public servant exams.