Wu Zetian is a controversial historical figure, because she is the only female emperor in history, but there is no denying that she is indeed a very talented person, praised by many historians, and her calligraphy is also excellent, especially calligraphy. As a female emperor, her handwriting is not much weaker than that of men, but it is very imposing. Although there are not many calligraphy works left, we can still see the neatness of her handwriting from the only works.
Cixi is Manchu, and her father used to be a local official. At that time, the court stipulated that all children of official families should learn martial arts, so Cixi also learned martial arts from an early age and later began to learn Chinese culture. When Cixi was young, like other ladies, she studied painting, writing, playing chess and dancing at home. Among these courses, Cixi likes painting and writing best.
Later generations commented on Cixi's handwriting, which was weak and scrawled, with different sizes. It can be said that it looks messy, more like the handwriting of a child who just started learning to write. Although these two women are both people in power in history, their writing styles are quite different.