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Empress Bo – The first deposed Empress in Chinese history

Saturday, 25 May 2024, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Empress Bo was the first Empress to be deposed in Chinese history. She was the first wife of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. She was from a powerful family. Her great-aunt was Grand Empress Dowager Bo of China. Yet, she failed to give the Emperor a son. Because of her infertility, Empress Bo would [read more]
Grand Empress Dowager Bo
China

Grand Empress Dowager Bo – The neglected Imperial Consort who became the most fortunate Empress Dowager

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Grand Empress Dowager Bo was an illegitimate daughter who became the second Empress Dowager in the Han Dynasty. She was the concubine of two kings. One of them would eventually become the first Emperor of the Han Dynasty, who would mostly neglect her. Yet, when her son rose to the throne, Empress Dowager Bo became [read more]
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China

Consort Yu of Western Chu – The star-crossed romance of a King and his consort

Saturday, 31 December 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Consort Yu was known to be one of the most beautiful women in China. She was an imperial concubine to Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Chu. King Xiang Yu was King Liu Bang’s rival for the throne of China. Consort Yu accompanied him through all her husband’s battles and shared in his victories and defeats. [read more]
Queen Wang Zhaojun
China

Queen Wang Zhaojun – The precious jewel that the Emperor deeply regretted losing

Thursday, 12 May 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Queen Wang Zhaojun was known as one of the four most beautiful women in ancient China. She was originally the concubine of Emperor Yuan. However, she remained unfavored and was never summoned to the Emperor. She was chosen to marry the Khan of Xiongnu as part of a marital alliance. When Emperor Yuan finally saw [read more]
Yang Rong as portrayed by Huo Chengjun from Love Yunge from the Desert
China

Empress Huo Chengjun – The murderer’s daughter

Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Huo Chengjun has often been portrayed in Chinese television as an ambitious and scheming empress who was finally given her just deserts by coming to an unfortunate end.[1] In the Chinese drama Love Yunge From the Desert, Empress Huo Chengjun was the main villain. However, audiences were moved when the actress, Yang Rong, who played Empress [read more]
Xu Pingjun
China

Xu Pingjun – The poisoned Empress

Monday, 9 May 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Empress Xu Pingjun has always been portrayed as a tragic figure in Chinese television. She has been portrayed by Su Qing in the Chinese television series Love Yunge from the Desert, where viewers watched her heart-breaking end. Despite being tragically murdered at the early age of eighteen, she seemed to be a woman of devotion and [read more]

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