very good biography

book very well written and shared chapter that helps us is well advanced in the biography of st rong, court lady of the late 18th who told his life a young Chinese in the time of war.
an unpublished biography about what was happening in the Forbidden City with the court ladies and Empress Cixi, one discovers the manners and customs of another century, that shows us the harsh reality was going to both inside and surprisingly.
we discover the many superstitions and rituals Manchu, services due to imperial, including a dowager.
the author also talks about the history of the Manchu, eunuchs, allowing us to really understand how this city.
pictures are in the center to allow us to better visualized events.