March 8, 2015 2 Empress Dowager Cixi: The Woman Who Ruled China From Behind The Curtain By Stewart Lee Beck | Festivals, History | 2 Comments International Women’s Day on the 8th of March is not a thousand year old Chinese tradition. (Surprise!) It originated in the United States in 1908 as a socialist movement calling...Read More
March 28, 2014 2 Wu Zetian (武则天) – China’s only female emperor By Stewart Lee Beck | History | No Comments Brilliant Tang Dynasty Strategist or Wicked Witch of the East? Read More