When Cixi is particularly bored, she also wants to find something to do for herself. In this way, calligraphy and painting became a very good choice to cultivate sentiment, and Cixi spent the rest of her life on it.
This is also recorded in the legacy of the Qing Dynasty. "After the middle period of Guangxu, Cixi suddenly fell in love with calligraphy, learned to draw flowers and learned to make Chinese characters." Although it is true that Cixi's painting and calligraphy foundation is not so good, at least she is also a rich woman. She has been nurtured since childhood and is very talented. After a period of practice, her calligraphy has made great progress, and it can be said that she has achieved some accomplishments in calligraphy.
Emperor Xianfeng was still there at that time, and Emperor Xianfeng also found that Cixi's calligraphy was quite good. From then on, he also began to dictate to him to write and read the paper. Not only that, but also allow Cixi to express some opinions. This practice also allowed Cixi to accumulate a lot of experience in her later administration. Cixi is not only accomplished in calligraphy, but also interested in painting, especially orchids.
Cixi once told people around her that she could only spend the rest of her life by painting and calligraphy, and what she said really came true, which shows her love for these two things.
Since then, there has been no problem with Cixi's career. She also used calligraphy and painting to calm herself down.