E13

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E13 the Women in the Imperial Palace

• Empress Dowager (太后)
  • the mother or the widow of an Emperor holding the same authority as the Empress
    • 慈禧
• Imperial Noble Consort (皇贵妃)
• Consort (妃)
• Noble Ladies (贵人)
• Second Class Female Attendant (答应)
• 宫廷剧、宫斗剧
  • historical drama
  • imperial period drama
    • palace drama
• 一夫多妻制（polygamy）
• 一夫一妻制(monogamy)
• 妻妾制度（concubinage）
  • Concubines(妾)
    • mistresses
  • ensure the Emperor a very good chance of producing an heir.
  • the Emperor represented the extreme of yang (阳). So he needs many women representing yin (阴) to balance amount.---the Taoist theory
• Ladies in Waiting (官女子)
  • the ones between concubines and the palace maid
• First Class Female Attendant (常在)
• Imperial Concubines (嫔)
• Noble Consort (贵妃)
• the Empress (皇后)
  • the highest position
  • the official wife of the Emperor
  • the Qing Dynasty