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The Painful Modern History of China: Opium War, Yuanming Garden, and the Fall of Qing Dynasty

Explore the painful modern history of China, marked by the Opium War, destruction of the Yuanming Garden, and the downfall of the Qing Dynasty. Witness China's struggles as it was forced into unequal treaties by Western powers and the subsequent rise and fall of emperors. Learn about the last Emperor of Qing and the turbulent events that shaped China's path.

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The Painful Modern History of China: Opium War, Yuanming Garden, and the Fall of Qing Dynasty

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  1. 近代史 Modern History

  2. Painful History • From 1840, Britain forced China to allow free trade, particularly in opium, and started the Opium War when Qing Dynasty refused. • China was then attacked by many western countries, especially Britain and France. In 1860, the Qing Emperor had to leave Beijing, and the British and French armies burned the famous Yuanming Garden. • In the following years, China was forced by westerners to sign many unequal treaties and give them huge amount of money, land, cultural relics, ect.

  3. The Opium War

  4. Yuanming Garden – Before the War

  5. Yuanming Garden – After the War

  6. The Downfall of Qing • Right before Cixi died, she made Emperor Guangxu’s nephew Puyi the new emperor, who was only 3. (“快完了!”) • Qing Dynasty was overthrown by Sun Zhongshan, the founder of the Nationalist Party. • Puyi was used by Japanese and made the new emperor of Manchuria.

  7. The Last Emperor of Qing

  8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lpL-6u9uoM (林则徐)

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