Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-4923787-20130202175501/@comment-4923787-20130215232151

Oh, and out of curiousity's sake, was Empress Cixi really as cracked up as she was said to be? I've heard sources where people met with her, and found her very likeable and down-to-earth, not to mention regretful of past actions, so was she just too-little-too-late?