临朝

tài hòu lín cháo huò tài hòu gān zhèng de mǔ hòu zhèng zhì shì zhōng guó gǔ dài zhèng zhì shēng huó de yī dà tè sè

太后临朝或太后干政的母后政治，是中国古代政治生活的一大特色。

The imperial government by empresses was a notable characteristic in the political life of ancient China.