Proper noun
Cixi
A county-level city in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, formerly a county.
After the death of Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor in 1908, the hardline Manchu court alienated reformers and local elites alike. Source: Internet
After the Guangxu Emperor's Hundred Days' Reform in 1898, however, Cixi decided that the reforms were too drastic, and plotted to restore her own regency through a coup d'état. Source: Internet
Empress Dowager Cixi did not personally order imperial troops to conduct a siege, and on the contrary had ordered them to protect the foreigners in the legations. Source: Internet
Besides the compensation, Empress Dowager Cixi reluctantly started some reforms despite her previous views. Source: Internet
In the gift shops, there are no images of Cixi, just a few pieces of pink silk emblazoned with her calligraphy, sold as wall hangings. Source: Internet
The modern Shih Tzu developed in China in the late 19th Century, when the Dowager Empress Cixi ruled the kingdom. Source: Internet