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Empress Xiaoxianchun, or Lady Fuca (1712-1748), was one of the three most well-known empresses in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Even though she did not have the illustrious political achievements of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and the high position of Empress Dowager Cixi, her life of only 37 years nonetheless was virtually perfect. Therefore, she was highly ...
The Empress Xiaoxianchun, or Lady Fuca (1712-1748), was one of the three most well-known empresses in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Despite lacking the political achievements of Empress Xiaozhuang (1633-1688) or the political power of Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908), Lady Fuca’s short life was almost perfect and she was recognized as the most virtuous ...
Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty lived to be 89 years of age. Historians have studied the life and habits of this health-conscious king and found that his long life might mainly lie on one simple act that he did daily — swallowing saliva. Here are some health benefits of swallowing saliva. Swallowing saliva helps ...
Giuseppe Castiglione (July 19, 1688-July 17, 1766) was an Italian Jesuit Brother, a missionary in China, and a painter at the Royal Court of the emperor, who had a marked influence on Chinese painting. Giuseppe Castiglione was a missionary In 1715, Giuseppe Castiglione went to China as a missionary. While in China, Castiglione took the ...