The Funeral of Dowager Empress CiXi, November 1908
Posted: June 30th, 2017 | No Comments »The Empress Dowager CiXi died on 15 November 1908 in the Hall of Graceful Bird at the Middle Sea at Zhongnanhai. Her funeral was naturally a big deal. Here some pictures taken by a Dutchman, Henri Borel, who happened to be in Peking at the time…
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The foreign ambassadors at Peking join the funeral procession
Mongolian camels carry tents to the internment site
The imperial bier (coffin) joins the procession
The imperial bier close up
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