The story of the most important woman in Chinese history. Under the Empress鈥檚 rule, the ancient country attained virtually all the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, telegraph, and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry. It was she who abolished gruesome punishments like 鈥榙eath by a thousand cuts鈥� and put an end to foot-binding. She inaugurated women鈥檚 liberation, and embarked on the path to introducing parliamentary elections to China.
The story of the most important woman in Chinese history. Under the Empress鈥檚 rule, the ancient country attained virtually all the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, telegraph, and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry. It was she who abolished gruesome punishments like 鈥榙eath by a thousand cuts鈥� and put an end to foot-binding. She inaugurated women鈥檚 liberation, and embarked on the path to introducing parliamentary elections to China.
