晚清时期是处于新旧变革的彷徨与探索阶段,中国屡遭外国列强欺压与凌辱。中国也在不断的向西方学习,慈禧作为晚期时期的头号人物,本身就是一个复杂矛盾的综合体。其在晚年接触到了西方的摄影技术,并留存下来许多珍贵的历史照片,从中可以看到当时的历史画面。对于解读慈禧和研究晚期历史,都是非常有价值的史料。本文从慈禧与摄影之间的关系,来试图解读慈禧与西方文化间的互动。 The late Qing period was a period of imitation and exploration of both old and new changes. China was repeatedly bullied and humiliated by foreign powers. China is also constantly learning from the west. Empress, as the number one figure in the late period, is itself a complex complex and contradictory. In his later years, he came into contact with Western photographic techniques and preserved many precious historical photographs, from which he can see the historical pictures of the time. For the interpretation of Empress and late history, are very valuable historical data. This article attempts to interpret the interaction between Empress Cixi and western culture from the relationship between Empress and photography.