The Queen Mother's Rush West: the Rush and Agitation in the Late Empire

In 1900, during the Gengzi Incident, the Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty went on a "hunting expedition" to the west. This independent historical event is related to the historical trend of Chinese society. The author enters with a small incision from the perspective of big history, uses new research materials, and uses rich details to show this great turmoil that started from the private grudges of a family and ended in the fate of the country. It intersperses the political entanglements, character relationships, and Manchu-Chinese conflicts in the last two decades of the late Qing Dynasty. Against the background of the international environment and folk religion, it presents the vividness of history, the vividness of characters, and the tragedy of fate. The empress dowager's journey to the west is closely related. The historical context of the last two decades of the late Qing Dynasty and even modern Chinese society can be clearly seen and explained here.