Empress Dowager Cixi reformed her anti-foreign attitude after returning to Beijing, and started to show tolerance toward western cultures by beginning to learn English despite being close to 70 years old.
北京に帰った西太后は排外姿勢を改め、70歳近い年齢でありながら英語を習い始めるなど、西欧文明に寛容な態度を取り始めた。