Ep. 28 - Cixi Pt. 1 - XOXO Gossip Gong

Our host, Lauren, gives us her take on Cixi's life, putting it into terms B and Hannah can relate to - DRAMA! This is like Game of Thrones but in ancient China. Huddle around as we spill the tea!

Image credits: "Empress Dowager Cixi; Katharine A. Carl (1865–1938); Oil on canvas with camphor wood frame, 1903; Transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, S2011.16 " Courtesy of "Smithsonian Snapshots" - link: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/snapshot/cixi-last-empress-dowager-china