“Golden Flower” Shuai Penniless in Peiping

According to this article, from 1936, a former sing-song girl of Peking known as “Golden Flower” Shuai who had thwarted the German soldiers in the city in the aftermath of the Boxer Rebellion was reported to be living penniless in the city. I know nothing of the story of Shuai – if anyone does please do elucidate me….??