Being incredibly power-hungry, the Empress Wu one winter morning orders all the flowers in the kingdom to bloom. Thus sets off a string of consequences which are faced by a small group of travelers as they journey through many strange lands, including such places as the Country of Women and the Country of Two-Faced People.

Being incredibly power-hungry, the Empress Wu one winter morning orders all the flowers in the kingdom to bloom. Thus sets off a string of consequences which are faced by a small group of travelers as they journey through many strange lands, including such places as the Country of Women and the Country of Two-Faced People.