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Many people argued that Empress Dowager Cixi accelerated the speed of the demise of the Qing dynasty. Cixi might be a blasting fuse but she was not accounted for the final fall of the dynasty. The actions Cixi took had profoundly changed the foundation of feudal China so as to push China forward into a modern stage. Although many historical data suggested that whatever Cixi had done were to consolidate her authority and personal status. But no matter what, the impact on the country was obvious. Cixi

countries. Consequently, clothing reform, which was advocated by reformers in 1898, was gradually accepted by the public and took its trend in militarization. As described by Antonia Finnane, the militarization of public costumes as a notion of enhancing China’s military power infiltrated the nation: In place of the long robe, male students began to don trousers and jacket,…Straw boaters or military peaked caps replaced the traditional round cap. School uniforms were often modeled directly on military

guidance to future generations of Qing emperors. The Emperor’s writings served as evidence of his life acting in accordance with both Chinese principles and Manchu principles. Emperor of China displays Emperor Kangxi’s philosophies on ruling through humility and the struggles of duality he faced in maintaining the military tradition of his Manchu ancestors while at the same time conforming to the Confucian principles of his Chinese court. Emperor Kangxi was born in 1654 and began his reign over the

Emperor Kangxi died in 1722, leaving Yongzheng to become the fourth emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Kangxi emperor had fourteen sons and it was Yongzheng who ascended to the throne, some accused Yongzheng of using nefarious tactics to achieve his position. “Yongzheng's language abilities in Manchu and Chinese as well as his cultivation in traditional classics and poetry all met with his father's approval, but it was his sincerity in performing filial piety that especially won Kangxi's praise

Sheng Xuanhuai 盛宣懷 (1844-1916), former Minister of Communications and Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent (taizi taibao 太子太保) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), passed away in Shanghai on April 27, 1916. In November 1917, the Sheng family assembled an unprecedentedly extravagant funeral procession in the International Settlement of Shanghai. Widely believed to have cost the Sheng family 300,000 silver dollars, the mile-long cortege passed along major streets at the heart of Shanghai and thereby captivated

Proclamation of The Abdication of the Manchus, 1912 The Abdication of the Manchus was presented to the people in a letter written by the Dowager Empress Longyu on February 24, 1912. In the letter, it is stated that the Emperor wishes to follow the people’s desire and the will of heaven that the people should have a republican form of government. The Emperor “expresses” his feelings that all points of the country should be united. Furthermore, the Emperor and his family’s honor and glory dims in comparison

Kangxi vs. Louis XIV- Absolutism Absolute monarchy or absolutism means that the sovereign power or ultimate authority in the state rested in the hands of a king who claimed to rule by divine right. Kangxi and Louis XIV were both shining examples for absolutist rule. Age of Absolutism was between 1610 and 1789. Absolutism is a term used to depict a type of monarchical power that was not at all restrained by institutions, for example, legislatures, social elites, or churches. Both Kangxi

When Kang first heard about the Han nationalism that excluded all the non-Han Chinese, he could not understand the logic behind it. In order to rebut the revolutionaries, he wrote a long article to the Chinese Business Association in America to explain the ideas of ethnic sovereignty and cultural attitude. In this article, he had three major points about the Chinese identity. First, Kang felt that promoting Han nationalism was “the weirdest thing in the world” because the Manchus and Han had already

Cherishing Men From Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793 Along with the travel of Marco Polo to China, and the first missionary to China to preach the Christianity, these communications continuously have changed the West’s view on China or have made westerner concern about China. For examples, the travel of Marco Polo increases the westerners’ interests in China, but the closed–door policy during Qing dynasty makes westerners criticize the stagnation of China. As well as

establish a foundation for order in those lands. The Kangxi emperor was on the throne for sixty-one years, and brought expansion and a stable government to the Manchu Qing dynasty by integrating Manchu and Chinese interests and making traditional Chinese institutions function again. “The Kangxi emperor’s long reign…is the crucial period during which Manchu rule took form…With vigor and insight he faced the fundamental difficulty of making alien rule acceptable to the Chinese elite of learning and social