Taiping Rebellion, political and religious upheaval in China that was probably the most important event in China in the 19th century. It lasted from 1850 to 1864 and took an estimated 20 million lives. Read here to learn more about the Taiping Rebellion.
Boxer Rebellion, officially supported peasant uprising (1900) that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. ‘Boxers’ was a name that foreigners gave to a Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan (‘Righteous and Harmonious Fists’). Learn more
The canal’s dikes were opened in 1855 to flood the approaching troops of the Taiping Rebellion Northern Expedition. The canal languished for decades due to various factors, including the challenge of navigating the Yellow River, the growing development of an alternative sea route for grain ships...
The generally accepted combined figure of soldier and civilian deaths for World War I is 10-12 million. This figure pales next to The Taiping Rebellion of 1850-1864 that resulted in 40 million deaths, and is quite similar to the 10 million deaths of The Thirty Years' War of 1618-1648. ...
The initiators of the Taiping Rebellion tried to ban foot binding, but the practice was still continued well into the twentieth century. Today, it the foot binding is seldom practiced. But many of China’s older women still suffer from the pain of their disability. ...
Earlier, the first recorded use of toilet paper was made in 589 by the scholar-official Yan Zhitui (531–591), and in 851 an Arab Muslim traveler commented on how he believed the Tang era Chinese were not careful about cleanliness because they did not wash with water (as was his people...
There is an old story that circulates among the Guilin people. It is said that Elephant Trunk Hill is the embodiment of a God Elephant, who used to be the mount of the Emperor of Heaven. It was separated from the Emperor in a war and stranded in Guilin with severe wounds. A local ...
During this period of prolonged peace, Jiangxi again became one of the wealthiest regions of China, but its days of prosperity ended in the mid-19th century, when the Yangtze valley was devastated by the great Taiping Rebellion (1850–64) against the ruling Qing dynasty and when treaties with...
From 1860 to 1863, during theTaiping Rebellion(1850–64), Suzhou was occupied by the Taiping leaderLi Xiucheng. Although it was one of the few places in which Taiping reform policies seem to have been effectively carried out, the city was, nevertheless, largely destroyed. It was restored in...
Other articles where Boxer is discussed: Boxer Rebellion: “Boxers” was a name that foreigners gave to a Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan (“Righteous and Harmonious Fists”). The group practiced certain boxing and calisthenic rituals in the