The Empress Dowager Cixi surrounded by attendants in front of Renshoudian, Summer Palace, Beijing...

The Empress Dowager Cixi surrounded by attendants in front of Renshoudian, Summer Palace, Beijing  Smithsonian Institution

The Empress Dowager Cixi in snow accompanied by attendants - Smithsonian Institution

The Empress Dowager Cixi in snow accompanied by attendants  Smithsonian Institution

The Empress Dowager Cixi with foreign envoys' wives in Leshoutang, Summer Palace, Beijing - Smith...

The Empress Dowager Cixi with foreign envoys' wives in Leshoutang, Summer Palace, Beijing  Smithsonian Institution

Photograph of the young Xuantong Emperor (Puyi; 1906-1967) - Smithsonian Institution

Photograph of the young Xuantong Emperor (Puyi; 1906-1967)  Smithsonian Institution

The Empress Dowager Cixi in sedan chair surrounded by eunuchs in front of Renshoudian, Summer Pal...

The Empress Dowager Cixi in sedan chair surrounded by eunuchs in front of Renshoudian, Summer Palace, Beijing  Smithsonian Institution

Photograph of Empress Wan Rong (1906-1946), consort to the Xuantong Emperor (1906-1967) - Smithso...

Photograph of Empress Wan Rong (1906-1946), consort to the Xuantong Emperor (1906-1967)  Smithsonian Institution

Xuantong Emperor (Puyi) and his Empress Wan Rong - Smithsonian Institution

Xuantong Emperor (Puyi) and his Empress Wan Rong  Smithsonian Institution