Confucius - Essential Confucius [Trans. Cleary] (HarperCollins, 1992)
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Confucius, Boxers and the end of the Qing dynasty…
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60 seconds: discuss what, if anything, you know about Confucius.
(Include “Confucius say…” jokes if you must…)
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Confucius say…Man who
make mistake in lift…
… wrong on many levels.
Man who want to meet pretty nurse…
… must be patient.
Man who walk through
airport check-in sideways…
… going to Bangkok.
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What Confucius really said…
…take notes as
you watch, especially
on Confucius’ key ideas…
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Confucian relationships…
Confucius developed ideas
about social order, harmony
and good government.
5 relationships were included in Confucianism.
1. Ruler-subject2. Father-son
3. Husband-wife4. Older and
younger brother
5. Friend-friend
Only the last relationship was a
relationship of equals…
Confucian thought became the bedrock of Chinese society for over 2,000 years.
In groups, discuss:
(i) why successive Emperors would have promoted Confucianism;
(ii) Strengths of weaknesses of Confucianism for China’s development; and
(iii) any aspects of Confucianism you find surprising… or other ideas you have about its possible
importance to 20th century China (including Mao).
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The Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists… (also known as “the Boxers”)
义和团
… any guesses on what this group wanted?
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US troops scaling the walls of the foreigners
compound in Beijing – August
1900
… any more
guesses now?
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• The Boxers were a radical anti-imperialist (Western & Japanese) movement in China from 1899-1901.
• In June 1900, Boxer fighters, convinced they were invulnerable to foreign weapons, converged on Beijing.
• Foreigners and Chinese Christians sought refuge in Beijing’s “Legation Quarter”.
• After initial hesitation, Empress Cixi supported the Boxers & declared war on the foreign powers. Thousands of Chinese Christians and foreigners were killed.
• An 8 nation alliance was formed to fight the Boxers… this quickly captured Beijing and lifted the siege on the legation quarter.
• A massive financial penalty (2x China’s GDP!) and other harsh terms were forced on China in the resulting peace treaty.
义和团
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The lifting of the siege of Foreign Legations in Beijing...
The following scene is
from a 1963 US-UK film called “55 Days at Beijing”
about the siege of the foreign legations.
The scene shows the arrival of the 8-nation army to relieve their respective besieged
nationals.
Task: can you name all 8 armies/countries shown? Write them down as you
watch.
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The 8 nation alliance
against the Boxers
Order in clip:
1. British Empire
2. US
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. Russia
6. France
7. Japan
(8. Austro-Hungary not
shown).
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Collapse of the Qing dynasty
TASK – complete the
timeline activity.
Once finished, read and
annotate the additional
information sheet. Sun Yatsen Pu Yi
Extension: write a paragraph explaining in detail what you think the most important reason or reasons were for the collapse of the
Qing dynasty.
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