Download or read book Cixi "The Dragon Empress" written by Natasha Yim and published by Goosebottom Books. This book was released on 2012-06-30 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last empress of China, Cixi fought ruthlessly to isolate her country from the West, while cloistered inside her lavish Forbidden City, ignoring the needs of her people. But was the Dragon Empress evil or just out-of-touch? Gorgeous illustrations and an intelligent, evocative story bring to life a real dastardly dame whose ignorance brought a centuries-old dynasty crashing down, ending the imperial system that had ruled China for millennia.