Cixi often said that the imperial secretary regarded me as a beauty. How beautiful was Cixi when she was young?

Many people care about how beautiful Empress Dowager Cixi was when she was young. Empress Dowager Cixi's IQ and EQ are the pinnacle of women in the late Qing Dynasty. Cixi's family is not very good, and her lineage is not very noble, but she plays with two Qing emperors. What is the value of Empress Dowager Cixi in the crumbling troubled times of the late Qing Dynasty?

After netizens smoothed the wrinkles of Empress Dowager Cixi and trimmed her facial features. It can be seen that Empress Dowager Cixi is very beautiful. Although it is not the current net red face, it is particularly dignified. Just looking at a picture of ps does not mean that Empress Dowager Cixi is a particularly beautiful woman. We can also find evidence of the beauty of Empress Dowager Cixi from a historical perspective.

1In August, 904, an American character painter accepted the invitation of Empress Dowager Cixi and went to the palace to paint her portrait. The lady wrote in her memoirs that Empress Dowager Cixi was very beautiful and elegant. At the first meeting 1, she was slim and had black hair. I guess her age is around 40, but in fact she is 70.

The American female painter was surprised that Cixi, who was in her seventies, had such a good figure and appearance. In addition, Empress Dowager Cixi often served her maid and made some comments on the appearance of Empress Dowager Cixi in her later years. She said that Empress Dowager Cixi was particularly beautiful when she was young, and she was a peerless beauty. Even though she is old, her face is still beautiful. Empress Dowager Cixi herself is very narcissistic, saying: Imperial secretaries regard me as beautiful. It can be seen that Empress Dowager Cixi was really beautiful at that time.