What is the name of Empress Dowager Cixi?

Cixi's real name is Ye Henala Xingzhen.

Folklore or film and television works generally call Empress Dowager Cixi Laner or Magnolia, because the first title of Empress Dowager Cixi after entering the palace is "Lan Guiren".

In fact, according to Ye Hena Lagan, a descendant of Cixi's family, Cixi's real name is actually "Xinger Gu", which is a common name for underage women in Manchu, and "Xinger" was named because there were several ginkgo trees in the yard at that time, so Cixi's grandfather gave her a big name "Xingzhen" and a nickname called "Xinger", which means "loyalty".

Today, the name Cixi is still unknown to everyone, mostly because of historical taboos. Therefore, people often call her Cixi instead of Xingzhen. Over time, Cixi became known to the world.

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Empress Dowager Cixi is an unavoidable figure in the modern history of China. In fact, Cixi is neither her surname nor her first name. What she often talks about is her emblem.

The emblem is essentially different from posthumous title. Posthumous title summed up a person's life after his death, and the emblem was given to you when he was alive. Cixi was the honorific title of Emperor Tongzhi to Nora when she was the empress dowager.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Cixi