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13 The year, 1908. The great Qing emperor Guangxu has died. Pu Yi, three-year-old heir to the throne, is carried into the throne room to be coronated as the last emperor of a line that has run continuously for more than two thousand years.

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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. 1 1
  3. 2 1983 6
  4. 3 The reign of the great Qing emperor Guangxu. Once again Love Goose Shoals at the base of Celestial Peak. 13
  5. 4 20
  6. 5 28
  7. 6 34
  8. 7 40
  9. 8 47
  10. 9 56
  11. 10 64
  12. 11 71
  13. 12 80
  14. 13 The year, 1908. The great Qing emperor Guangxu has died. Pu Yi, three-year-old heir to the throne, is carried into the throne room to be coronated as the last emperor of a line that has run continuously for more than two thousand years. 90
  15. 14 98
  16. 15 111
  17. 16 120
  18. 17 127
  19. 18 135
  20. 19 143
  21. 20 153
  22. Translator’s Postscript 163
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824865481-013

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. 1 1
  3. 2 1983 6
  4. 3 The reign of the great Qing emperor Guangxu. Once again Love Goose Shoals at the base of Celestial Peak. 13
  5. 4 20
  6. 5 28
  7. 6 34
  8. 7 40
  9. 8 47
  10. 9 56
  11. 10 64
  12. 11 71
  13. 12 80
  14. 13 The year, 1908. The great Qing emperor Guangxu has died. Pu Yi, three-year-old heir to the throne, is carried into the throne room to be coronated as the last emperor of a line that has run continuously for more than two thousand years. 90
  15. 14 98
  16. 15 111
  17. 16 120
  18. 17 127
  19. 18 135
  20. 19 143
  21. 20 153
  22. Translator’s Postscript 163
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