Faq 4. Who is empress dowager Ci Xi?

Empress Ci Xi was the most powerful woman in Qing Dynasty. Started out as a concubine, she climbed herself up to be the empress. After the emperor passed away, she became Empress dowager to many subsequent emperors. The reason she could do so is: 1) she lived much longer than the emperors she raised; 2) she was more powerful than the emperors and she could win more support from other officials.

Logically, it is very abnormal because Qing Dynasty was a very conservative dynasty where the position of men is much lifted up while the position of women is much suppressed. The law at that time forbade women to be involved with political decision.

Empress dowager Ci Xi, however, got a lot of support from the officials, especially the most powerful ones. She was higher than the laws and more powerful than emperors.

Guess? Yes! Her favorite gemstone is green jadiete. It is because of her that the transparent, deep green jadeite is called the imperial jade.

Lotus on Water has 4 imperial green jadeite dragons till now. 2 are worn by Master Yun himself. The third imperial dragon was sold to a blessed client last week. This is the 4th and last piece of imperial dragon.

Another thing to mention. Though she lived till very ripe old age, her skin was very smooth and her complexion very fair. It is recorded that there seemed to be an attractive glow on her face.

Jadeite energy is said to be able to penetrate through the skin, goes deep into the body and inner organs, restore them to health and then shine through the skin and complexion.

-- Master Yun Long Zi, 21 November 2013