Interestingly, Zhuang Shidun, the English teacher of Emperor Xuantong, said: "The world's evaluation of Empress Dowager Cixi is totally two extremes. Some people think that she has superb political art, which enables a huge imperial court to continue to operate without the Son of Heaven, while some people think that Empress Dowager Cixi is mainly responsible for the demise of the Qing Dynasty. Interestingly, almost all Chinese people hold the latter view, while as far as I know, the western society's view of Cixi is mostly the first..."
We learned of Empress Dowager Cixi in the movie "The Last Emperor" filmed there.
Interestingly, Zhuang Shidun, the English teacher of Emperor Xuantong, said: "The world's evaluation of Empress Dowager Cixi is totally two extremes. Some people think that she has superb political art, which enables a huge imperial court to continue to operate without the Son of Heaven, while some people think that Empress Dowager Cixi is mainly responsible for the demise of the Qing Dynasty. Interestingly, almost all Chinese people hold the latter view, while as far as I know, the western society's view of Cixi is mostly the first..."