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Book Review: The Empress in the Pepper Chamber: Zhao Feiyan in History and Fiction by Olivia Milburn

March 11, 2023 Moniek Bloks 0

*review copy* *contains affiliate links* Zhao Feiyan, also known as Empress Xiaocheng, was an Empress during the Han Dynasty. She has been known in history for being so wanton that she has been the main character in many lewd Chinese pieces of literature. Her notorious reputation has remained alive for two millennia, but is it [read more]

Zhao Feiyan – Her notorious reputation as a wanton Empress

January 21, 2022 Lauralee Jacks 0

Zhao Feiyan (also known as Empress Xiaocheng) was the second empress of Emperor Cheng of Western Han. She has been known in history for being so wanton that she has been the main protagonist in many lewd Chinese pieces of literature. For millennia, writers have depicted her as an empress whose thirsts for sensual appetites [read more]