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Lady Fuca, the Noblest and Most Virtuous Empress of the Qing Dynasty

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 ...

Emma Lu

'Lady Fucha and Emperor Qianlong,' the Cleveland Museum of Art.