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Tz'u Hsi
(Encyclopedia)Tz'u Hsi, Tsu Hsi, Tse Hsi, or Cixi all: tso͝o shē [key], 1834–1908, dowager empress of China (1861–1908) and regent (1861–73, 1874–89, 1898–1908). Her failure to realize the gravity of ...Tse Hsi
(Encyclopedia)Tse Hsi, Chinese empress dowager: see Tz'u Hsi. ...Tsu Hsi
(Encyclopedia)Tsu Hsi, Chinese empress dowager: see Tz'u Hsi. ...Kuang-hsu
(Encyclopedia)Kuang-hsu or Kwang-hsü gwäng shü [key], 1871–1908, emperor of China (1875–1908). Although he was not in the direct line of succession, he was appointed to the throne by his aunt, the dowager em...Hsi-an
(Encyclopedia)Hsi-an, China: see Xi'an.Hsi-k'ang
(Encyclopedia)Hsi-k'ang, China: see Xikang.Hsi-ning
(Encyclopedia)Hsi-ning, China: see Xining.Chu Hsi
(Encyclopedia)Chu Hsi jo͞o shē [key], 1130–1200, Chinese philosopher of Neo-Confucianism. While borrowing heavily from Buddhism, his new metaphysics reinvigorated Confucianism. According to Chu Hsi, the normati...Wu-hsi
(Encyclopedia)Wu-hsi: see Wuxi, China.Li Hung-chang
(Encyclopedia)Li Hung-chang lē ho͞ong-jäng [key], 1823–1901, Chinese statesman and general. His first success was as a commander of forces fighting the Taiping Rebellion. As viceroy of the capital province of ...Browse by Subject
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