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Two Years in the Forbidden City

by Princess Der Ling

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First published
1911
Pages
155
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Read by Jc Guan · 9 h 35 min · 22 parts

  1. Foreword

    3:32

  2. Introductory

    15:34

  3. At The Palace

    17:26

  4. A Play at the Court

    22:11

  5. A Luncheon with the Empress

    12:15

  6. An Audience with the Empress

    10:09

  7. In Attendance on Her Majesty

    26:00

  8. Some Incidents of the Court

    30:26

  9. The Court Ladies

    24:40

  10. The Emperor Kwang Hsu

    31:57

  11. The Young Empress

    36:05

  12. Our Costumes

    24:55

  13. The Empress and Mrs. Conger

    46:20

  14. The Empress's Portrait, part 1

    26:46

  15. The Empress's Portrait, part 2

    29:41

  16. The Emperor's Birthday

    43:24

  17. The Mid-Autumn Festival

    28:00

  18. The Summer Palace

    35:46

  19. The Audience Hall

    24:15

  20. The New Year Festivals

    25:36

  21. The Sea Palace

    28:43

  22. Conclusion

    31:37

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A crowded arrival in rainy Shanghai begins Princess Der Ling’s account of returning to China after her father’s diplomatic service in Paris. Published in 1911, this memoir follows the family toward Peking and the court of the Empress Dowager Cixi. Travel arrangements, official welcomes and a ceremony of respect introduce a world where rank shapes even the smallest public action.

Inside the palace, the focus becomes more personal. Der Ling describes helping prepare an embroidered gown and matching ornaments before an audience with an American admiral and minister. The court ladies watch from behind a screen while formal greetings unfold. Clothing, seating, entrances and conversations reveal how ceremony worked in practice.

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Princess Der Ling

Princess Der Ling (1881-1944), born Lizzie Yu Der Ling and later known as Elisabeth Antoinette White, was a historian and writer of Chinese-American descent who served as first lady-in-waiting to Empress Dowager Cixi. She held the title of commandery princess during that service and wrote books and magazine articles on Chinese themes.

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Book facts

First published
1911
Reading time
About 7 hours
Pages
155
Language
English
Genre
Memoir
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Jc Guan