Two Years in the Forbidden City by the Princess Der Ling, First Lady in Waiting to the Empress Dowager Contents Foreword 1 Introductory 2 At the Palace 3 A Play at the Court 4 A Luncheon with the Empress 5 An Audience with the Empress 6 In Attendance on Her Majesty 7 Some Incidents of the Court 8 The Court Ladies 9 The Emperor Kwang Hsu 10 The Young Empress 11 Our Costumes 12 The Empress and Mrs. Conger 13 The Empress's Portrait 14 The Emperor's Birthday 15 The Mid-Autumn Festival 16 The Summer Palace 17 The Audience Hall 18 The New Year Festivals 19 The Sea Palace 20 Conclusion back to the list of books
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