The Great Qing, 1898

Part One: The Reform Intrigue

After the Qing Empire was defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War, Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, and others launched a reform movement. But the conservatives obstructed it, and the reforms failed. From then on, China fell into a state of misery and hardship. Then, at a crossroads in history, things suddenly took a new turn...