Boxer Movement, a peasant movement in China at the end of 19. The Boxer Rebellion refers to a peasant movement that took place in China at the end of 19 with the slogan of helping the Qing Dynasty destroy the foreign countries, also known as the Boxer Incident, the Boxer Incident and the Boxer Uprising. This movement shattered the arrogant plan of the imperialist powers to carve up China, dealt a heavy blow to the reactionary rule of the Qing government and accelerated its demise.
At first, the Boxer Rebellion, like most secret groups in the Qing Dynasty at that time, opposed the Manchu rule and was suppressed with the slogan of anti-Qing and regaining sight. With the development of China's modern situation, the conflict of western forces led by imperialist aggression replaced the dispute between China and foreign countries, and the dispute between Manchu and Han became the main historical contradiction. The Boxer Rebellion began to support the Qing Dynasty's resistance to the West, changed its name to Hushen Camp, and changed its slogan to help the Qing Dynasty destroy the foreign countries (first proposed by Sanduo Zhao in 1898).
In the spring of Zhili 1900, western powers divided their spheres of influence in China. Religious cases and natural disasters occurred frequently in North China, and the power struggle of the imperial court intensified. Thousands of farmers who practiced boxing and were called Boxers set fire to churches and Christian houses. In June of the same year, Empress Dowager Cixi allowed the Boxer Rebellion to enter Beijing, and the Boxer Rebellion attacked the Tianjin Concession before the Qing army.
The significance of the boxer movement;
1. Anti-imperialist patriotic movement: The Boxer Rebellion is an unprecedented anti-imperialist patriotic movement in China's modern history, which marks that the struggle of the people of China against imperialist aggression has entered a new stage. The rise of the Boxer Rebellion was a spontaneous protest organized by peasants, craftsmen, urban poor and other people at the bottom of society when imperialist powers invaded China and the national crisis became increasingly serious.
It expresses China people's strong resistance to imperialist aggression, shows China people's patriotic enthusiasm and heroic struggle spirit, and inspires the cohesion and self-confidence of the whole Chinese nation.
2. Impact on China society: The Boxer Rebellion had a far-reaching impact on China society. First of all, it promoted the awakening of national consciousness. In the Boxer Movement, the strong patriotic feelings and national consciousness displayed by ordinary people played an important role in promoting the national awakening of China society. Secondly, the Boxer Rebellion changed the social structure of China.
In the Boxer Rebellion, many local people organized and formed large and small non-governmental organizations, which had a far-reaching impact on the organizational structure of China society. Finally, the Boxer Rebellion promoted the modernization of China society. In the Boxer Movement, many new ideas and concepts began to appear, which played a positive role in promoting the modernization of China society.
3. Impact on the world: The Boxer Rebellion not only had a far-reaching impact on China society, but also had an important impact on the world. First of all, it shows the heroic struggle spirit of China people and their determination to resist imperialism, which is of great enlightenment to other oppressed peoples.
The Boxer Rebellion promoted exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries, and promoted the development of relations between China and other countries. Finally, the Boxer Movement also contributed to world peace and made people realize the importance of peace.