Publisher's Synopsis
Viewing women as the heart of history, the book combines the emotional imagination of literature and illustrates the contemporary influence of women, including Empress Lu, Wu Zetian, and Empress Dowager Cixi holding actual power; Wang Zhaojun and Princess Wencheng who married to maintain good diplomatic relations of two countries; Xi Shi and Diao Chan who were given to the enemy as gifts; and Bao Si, Yang Yuhuan, and Chen Yuanyuan who were lovely enough to cause the fall of a city. These female constituted an important trace of the age and politics.
