Liquid crystal-containing composition and liquid crystal display device using the same

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a pair of electrodes;
• and
• at least one display layer comprising a liquid crystal composition held between the electrodes;
• the liquid crystal composition comprising a first cholesteric liquid crystal having a peak wavelength of selective reflection in the range of from 600 nm to 800 nm and encapsulated in a microcapsule and a second cholesteric liquid crystal having a peak wavelength of selective reflection in the range of from 400 nm to 500 nm as the only liquid crystals, and the content of the second cholesteric liquid crystal with respect to the entire cholesteric liquid content crystal being from about 5 weight % to about 40 weight %.