Price: ¥1,430 Thank you for viewing. This is a beautiful item, read only once. Please assess the condition based on the photos. We are looking forward to purchases from those who understand that this is a used item. [Remarks] The state is a giant living thing. A groundbreaking Chinese history viewed from the "Inner Court" that supports its metabolism. Originally, Empress Dowager Cixi would not have been born. The Chinese Empire, which prioritizes centralism, unification, and the continuation of the regime. The harem that supported it reached its completed form in the Qing dynasty... A groundbreaking Chinese history depicting the rise and fall of successive dynasties from a huge, closed room. In the Qing dynasty, the selection of concubines was based on inner qualities rather than appearance. Individual emperors die. Successive dynasties perish. However, the system of the Chinese Empire, a centralized unified state ruled by a single ruler with absolute authority and power, continued, and the harem supported it. The Song, Yuan, Ming, and then the Qing dynasties, the dilemma of scholar-officials, maternal relatives, and eunuchs was resolved, and the harem system seemed to have reached completion, but Empress Dowager Cixi appeared as a product of chance... ■ An unusual empress in a military uniform. Empress Wu of Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty ■ The abnormal debauchery of Emperor Hailing of the Jin dynasty, who intentionally assaulted even palace maids who had husbands ■ The organization of the Ming dynasty's harem became bloated, and 100,000 eunuchs died of starvation ■ The wet nurse who made the emperor and empress pay their respects ■ The assassination plot of the emperor by the palace maids. The "Renyin Palace Incident," one of the most unusual incidents in Chinese history ■ Emperor Tongzhi became the last emperor born in the harem ■ The harem of the Mongol dynasty was healthy ■ In the Ming dynasty, the odds of becoming an empress were 5,000 to 1 ■ The Yulu Rebellion in the Yongle Emperor's harem, in which more than 3,000 people were executed ■ Wan Guifei, the first wicked woman of the Ming dynasty. She killed the prince and also killed the female official who became the emperor's mistress ■ The tragic crown prince who was deposed twice by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing dynasty ■ Emperor Qianlong's hideaway was a three-tatami-mat room [Table of Contents] Chapter 6: The Harem of the Song Dynasty Section 1: Northern Song Section 2: Southern Song Chapter 7: The Harem of the Conquest Dynasties (Liao, Jin, Yuan) Section 1: Liao and Jin Section 2: Yuan Chapter 8: The Harem of the Ming Dynasty Section 1: Early Ming Section 2: Mid-period - Zenith and Stagnation Section 3: Mid-period - From Revival to Decline Section 4: Late Ming Chapter 9: The Harem of the Qing Dynasty Section 1: Early Qing Section 2: Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong Eras Section 3: Late Qing Afterword List of References