Description: This book is a series of tales about the intrigues, illicit love affairs, jealousies, and murders committed by the various beautiful women who populated the harems which are also known as the rear palace of China's many emperors. The Chinese emperors all had thousands of beauties at their beck and call. Many of the beauties, separated at a young age from their families, lived in the rear palace in loneliness and seclusion. A few, however, won the favor of their imperial masters, and were able to gain supremacy over the imperial court, or even to wield great power that affected the policies of the imperial government. The stories in this book are selected for their historical value and vividly portray the social customs and palace life in ancient China. This book contains the stories of 24 well-known Empresses or imperial consorts.
This book is very well translated, and has 182 pages, 4.25” X 7”.

Tales From the Ancient China's Imperial Harem in English for age: 18+

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