Stories About Little People During the Late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China

In the late Qing Dynasty, China was experiencing "great changes unseen in three thousand years." The Qing government was corrupt and incompetent. After the war, the country was left open. The burden of huge indemnities was passed on to the people. Land annexation was serious. People were in dire straits. In the south, conflicts between natives and foreigners and banditry were frequent. The Western powers went deep into the treaty ports. While dealing with the Qing government, they paid close attention to the civil strife and waited for opportunities to make profits.