The Boxer Rebellion

Case Study: The Boxer Rebellion 義和團起義
"The wealth of China is used to profit the barbarians..." Lin Zixu's quaintly blunt Letter of Advice to Queen Victoria is reflective of China's prevalent loathing attitude towards Europeans. This contempt became even more intense after the letter was sent in 1839, after the Opium wars. Most of China's people desired to rid their country of the foreign powers who were "lacerating China like tigers" and who were violating the cherished traditions of the land. By 1900, China was swept by a terrorist…