tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post6582526695931082363..comments2023-04-03T09:02:40.381-04:00Comments on Views from the Countryside: EMPRESS DOWAGER CIXI BY JUNG CHANGBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post-2953656179361292092013-10-28T14:43:53.479-04:002013-10-28T14:43:53.479-04:00I just can't imagine being a woman in such an ...I just can't imagine being a woman in such an age when women had absolutely no say in their life. Even after the emperor died, she couldn't leave the harem or remarry or have a real life. She couldn't even be seen by men. No thanks.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post-20652699644815453792013-10-20T19:26:14.894-04:002013-10-20T19:26:14.894-04:00Can you imagine being a concubine at age 12? I do...Can you imagine being a concubine at age 12? I do enjoy books like this even though they make me angry at times.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com