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The End of the Qing Dynasty

1830 – 1912

The end of the Qing Dynasty was a time of great upheaval in China. The Boxer Rebellion saw Chinese citizens fighting against foreign influence and the ruling Qing government. The last Chinese emperor, Puyi, abdicated, marking the fall of the dynasty. This period also saw the end of the Forbidden City’s role as the emperor’s palace, symbolizing a significant shift in Chinese history and the start of a new era.

Picture books

Ming’s Adventure in the Forbidden City: A Story in English and Chinese

Cute bilingual story of a time-traveling boy who meets Pu Yi in the Forbidden City

Chapter books

Boxers

Exciting graphic novel about a boy who joins the Boxer Rebellion

Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom

Adventure story of a boy who joins the Taiping Rebellion

Dragons of Silk

Interweaving story of four girls across time

The Forbidden Orchid

Novel about an English girl traveling in Qing Dynasty China

Non-fiction books

You Wouldn’t Want to Be in the Forbidden City! A Sheltered Life You’d Rather Avoid

Humorous description of life in the Forbidden City

Biographies

The Last Emperor

Accessible picture biography of Pu Yi, the last Chinese emperor

Cixi (A Wicked History)

Biography of Cixi, focused on the dark side of her time as empress

Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao

Exciting true story of a pirate queen, for younger readers

Dragon of Heaven: The Memoirs of the Last Empress of China

Fictional memoir of Cixi and her life in the Forbidden City

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