一慈禧太后在我国清朝实际执掌朝政48年之久,是中国近代史上一个重要人物。然而,就是这样一个声名显赫的人物,1 989年以前,她的出生地及童年经历却一直是个谜。1 989年6月,一次偶然的机会引起了我们对这个问题的研究,经过十多年的广泛调查、深入研究和专家反复论证,得出“慈禧 Empress Dowager Cixi, in charge of the Qing government in our country for 48 years, is an important figure in modern Chinese history. However, it is such a prominent figure that, before 1989, her birthplace and childhood experience had always been a mystery. In June 1989, an accidental opportunity aroused our research on this issue. After more than a decade of extensive investigation, in-depth research and repeated argumentation by experts, it was concluded that "Empress Dowager Cixi