Summary
Shan Sa: Empress
She was born in the legendary Tang Dynasty in the seventh century. She grew up on the banks of the Long River, where she learned to tame horses. She entered the imperial gynecium where ten thousand concubines lived. She saw murders, conspiracies, betrayals, became the empress of China. She lived through war, famine, epidemics. She raised Chinese culture to its peak, surrounded herself with poets, calligraphers, philosophers. From the most beautiful palace in the world, she ruled the largest world empire. She became the Holy Emperor Who Turns the Golden Wheel. dared to become emperor. After thirteen centuries, she opens the gates of the Forbidden City for the first time.
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