Two Years in the Forbidden City - Paperback
Two Years in the Forbidden City - Paperback
Description
by Princess Der Ling (Author)
Two Years in the Forbidden City is a classic Chinese history biography by Princess Der Ling. THE author of the following narrative has peculiar qualifications for her task. She is a daughter of Lord Yu Keng, a member of the Manchu White Banner Corps, and one of the most advanced and progressive Chinese officials of his generation. Lord Yu Keng entered the army when very young, and served in the Taiping rebellion and the Formosan war with France, and as Vice Minister of War during the China-Japan war in 1895. Later he was Minister to Japan, which post he quitted in 1898 to become President of the Tsung-li-yamen (Chinese Foreign Office).
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