In July 1928, Empress Dowager Cixi and Qianlong’s mausoleum was blasted open, by a smallpox distorted faced man. He hacked open the coffin lid, stripped Empress Dowager Cixi of her pants, dumped the body on the ground, and smashed Qianlong’s head. East window after the incident, raised his neck and said: “Manqing killed my ancestors […]