The only empress in the history of china (中国唯一的女帝).doc

The Only Empress in the History of China Name:××× Class:14 Student Number: 0000000000000 Abstract: Wu Zetian is the only empress in Chinese history. In AD 637, the eleventh Zhenguan year, Wu was selected into the palace to be a concubine of the emperor Tang Taizong because of her beauty when she was 14 years old. 13 years later, when Tang Taizong was dying, she had been promoted little in position of concubines. However she became the crown prince’s lover, opening the door to her tremendous way towards a great empress in the history of China. In her legendary life, many people, even her offsprings were compelled to sacrifice under her widespread power. On the other hand, as a governor of a country, she did well and achieved a lot. She showed amazing capability which was not second to any great male king as a woman. Key words: empress; power; sacrifice; great; amazing As a tremendous woman in Chinese history, Wu Zetian had made great success in many ways. Apart from her surface glory, there were still much items deserved our attention. I’d like to introduce some aspects of her from the following parts. Part 1. Her love To begin with, Wu Zetian was one concubine of Tang Taizong’s. When she was 14 years old, she was selected into the imperial palace, but 13 years later, when Tang Taizong was dying, she still didn’t had any offspring and stayed in a low position in imperial harem or seraglio. According to the law, she was supposed to leave the palace and be sent to Ganye Nunnery as a Buddhist nun and spend the latter half of her life in reading scripture by the light. However, she had had affairs with Tang Taizong’s son, the crown prince Li Zhi, and the subsequent emperor Tang Gaozong. About in 650 AD, Tang Gaozong went to the Ganye Nunnery to hold a memorial ceremony for his father. By chance, he met Wu zetian. Not seeing each other for several years, they missed each other very much. Tang Hui Yao has the following records: “Emperor met Wu wh