The Empress Dowager
Empress Dowager Cixi ruled over China for close to half a century. She had limitless greed and power over family and her subjects. Indeed she had a sharp political sense and decisive practices but under her rule the Qing Dynasty grew more and more corrupt and lost its power. The story of the Empress Dowager and the last Emperor of China have been the subject of many films, this one being a notable screen adaptation of the Empress Dowager's life.