<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Tia Shan — Blog</title><description>Articles on Chinese historical fiction, palace romance, and the writing life.</description><link>https://tiashan.com/</link><item><title>Why Everyone Gets Renamed When the Emperor Dies</title><link>https://tiashan.com/blog/palace-titles-guide.md/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tiashan.com/blog/palace-titles-guide.md/</guid><description>A note on court titles in The Emperor&apos;s Caged Bride and The Cloud Beside the Moon — what they mean, why they matter, and how accession reshuffles everything.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>