Two Years in the Forbidden City (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781508791119)

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).

Author: Princess Der Ling
ISBN-10: 1508791112
ISBN-13: 9781508791119
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/09/2015
Pages: 194
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.41d