Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China Episode 2 of 5
Jung Chang's biography of one woman's remarkable rise to power in 19th century China continues. Cixi forms an important political alliance and launches a palace coup.
Read by Pik-Sen Lim Abridged by Sara Davies Produced by Gemma Jenkins.
First broadcast: 24 Sep 2013 (b03bdpl9) http://vk.com/wall-84750475_70