Disillusionment: the Rise and Fall of the Westernization Movement in the Late Qing Dynasty

This book is a popular literature and history book. It focuses on describing the "Westernization Movement" that occurred in China during the late Qing Dynasty, involving major historical events such as the Second Opium War, Xinyou's Coup, Tongzhi ZTE, the Boxer Rebellion, the Hundred Days Reform, and the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. It reproduces the royal family and princes of the four dynasties including Cixi, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi and Guangxu, Prince Gong, and other dynasty officials such as Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong, Lin Zexu, Zuo Zongtang and Renren, down to progressive-minded intellectuals from all walks of life represented by Wei Yuan and Rong Hong, including all kinds of foreigners involved in China's political situation...