num_pages: 96
description: Astonishing in their lush realism and symbolic depth, the color images in this book by award-winning artist Zhong-Yang Huang draw readers into the mysterious Forbidden City. This fictionalized memoir of Cixi, a former Imperial concubine who ruled behind the throne for nearly half a century, includes intimate details about daily court life and presents a sympathetic look at how this strong woman thrived in a male-dominated world.
language: English
title: Dragon of Heaven: The Memoirs of the Last Empress of China
titlecomplete: Dragon of Heaven: The Memoirs of the Last Empress of China
ratings_count: 19
publisher: Raincoast Books