Example sentences for: cixi

How can you use “cixi” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Hall of Jade Ripples (Yulan Dian) is where Cixi confined her nephew, Emperor Guangxu, while she ruled in his place.

  • The Hall of Benevolent Longevity (Renshou Dian) is where Empress Dowager Cixi received court members from her Dragon Throne (which is still in place).

  • Midway along the Long Corridor at the foot of Longevity Hill is the Hall of Dispelling Clouds (Pai Yun Dian), where Cixi held her birthday parties.

  • Cixi has been blamed ever since for her profligate and selfish ways, combined with her Machiavellian rise from concubine to Empress, popularly held to be the cause of China’s weakness and the fall of the last dynasty.

  • Nearby is the Hall of Jewelry, housed in the Palace of Tranquillity and Longevity (Ning Shou Gong), with another display of royal treasures, including robes worn by the Empress Dowager Cixi.


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