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The concubine who launched modern china hardcover published october 29th 20 by random house canada. As a child she quickly developed a love of reading and writing, which included composing poetry. Empress dowager cixi greater phoenix digital library. A new york times notable book an npr best book of the year in 1852, at age sixteen, cixi was chosen as one of emperor xianfengs numerous concubines.
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