Not reading the history of the late Qing Dynasty is not considered to be understanding Chinese history. Not understanding the Boxer Rebellion is not considered to be understanding modern China. The year 1900 was the most tumultuous and complex year in the Qing Dynasty. It was a mutual entanglement of extreme leftism and populism, and a century-old national disaster. The Guangxu Emperor was deposed, and a new heir was installed. The Boxers rioted in Beijing and Tianjin. Empress Dowager Cixi declared war, the German ambassador was killed, foreign embassies were attacked, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, the southeast rebelled against imperial orders, the Self-Reliance Corps rebelled, Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong’s attempt to proclaim themselves emperor failed, Empress Dowager Cixi and Guangxu Emperor fled to the west, the Boxer Protocol was signed, and Li Hongzhang passed away. There is always a force that makes you feel sad! There is always a scene that makes you stunned for a long time! To write this book, the author Chen Qingmei, a scholar of the late Qing Dynasty, visited historical sites in person, searching for traces of the late Qing Dynasty, such as the ruins of the Dagu Fort in Tianjin, the ruins of the Zizhulin concession, the ruins of the Zhili Governor-General’s Office, as well as the ruins of the multi-national embassies in Dongjiaominxiang, Beijing, the ruins of the Hanlin Academy, the Xishiku Church, the ruins of Li Hongzhang’s private residence, and the ruins of the Zongli Yamen. The author gave up medicine to pursue literature. He used a doctor’s delicacy and rigor to accurately explore historical details. He also restored the truth with a journalist’s sensitivity and insight. "1900: The Boxer Rebellion" is a 270, 000-word book divided into seven major chapters. It comprehensively records the various chaos in China in the first year of the 20th century, and highly restores a chaotic empire suffering from "severe adverse reactions." This book has a unique perspective and insights. Here, you can understand modern China.
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