1. Boarding the return train at Chengtingfu

    · Chengtingfu (present-day Zhengding), Zhili, Qing dynasty (now Hebei, China)

    Cixi and the court began the final rail leg of their ceremonious return from exile to Beijing at Chengtingfu. Coordinates represent present-day Zhengding, identified with historical Chengtingfu; the exact railhead site is not specified.

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