复旦大学：《中国历史——从改良到革命 China-From Reform to Revolution》教学课件_The Boxers Uprising

The boxers

The Boxers

A Narrivate History 1860-1900, numerous anti-foreign/anti-Christian events and uprisings, Big Sword Treaties and missionary movements Geography Zhili and shandong provinces, later expanded to People: unemployed soldiers, peasants who lost crops to drought or floods Anti-Manchu elements, anti-foreign movements Empress Dowagar Cixi's attitude

A Narrivate History • 1860-1900, numerous anti-foreign/anti-Christian events and uprisings, Big Sword • Treaties and missionary movements • Geography: Zhili and Shandong provinces, later expanded to… • People: unemployed soldiers, peasants who lost crops to drought or floods. • Anti-Manchu elements, anti-foreign movements • Empress Dowagar Cixi’s attitude

Boxer posters The scandalous conduct of christians and barbarians is angering our gods and spirits, hence the many scourges from which we now suffer. The dreadful drought afflicting vast areas this year will continue as long as one single Western Devi resides within the four seas

Boxer posters • The scandalous conduct of Christians and barbarians is angering our gods and spirits, hence the many scourges from which we now suffer. The dreadful drought afflicting vast areas this year will continue as long as one single Western Devil resides within the Four Seas

The iron roads and carriages are disturbing the terrestrial dragon and destroying the earth's beneficial influences The unfortunate people attending religious services are being bewitched. As for children received in orphanages, they are killed and their intestines are used to change lead into silver and make precious remedies

• The iron roads and carriages are disturbing the terrestrial dragon and destroying the earth’s beneficial influences. • The unfortunate people attending religious services are being bewitched. As for children received in orphanages, they are killed and their intestines are used to change lead into silver and make precious remedies