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While many scholars doubt that Empress Dowager Cixi played such a villainous role, her Summer Palace is undoubtedly lavish enough to have launched countless tales of luxury and decadence.
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.
Of the nine tombs open to view, those of two most powerful Manchu emperors, Qianlong and Kangxi, are impressive, and that of Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1911) is as elaborate as it is strange.
This hall now houses a collection of birthday gifts, including the portrait of the Empress Dowager painted by Holland’s Hubert Vos upon the occasion of her 70th birthday in 1905.
Undaunted, the Empress Dowager completed a second restoration in 1903.