In the late Qing Dynasty, the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government, the people were overwhelmed under the pressure of land cession and indemnity, oppression and resistance were always relative, and under the circumstances at that time, in addition to overthrowing the rule of the Manchu Qing government, uprisings in various places were more to resist the aggression of the Eight-Nation Alliance.
Under the guns of the Eight-Nation Alliance, many rebels held large knives and long guns to confront them, and no matter how high and strong the cold weapons were, they could not compete with the hot weapons, and the Eight-Nation Alliance army stepped on the bones of the rebels, captured the city of Beijing, burned the Yuanmingyuan, and left a heinous crime.
But there are still many unknown evil deeds that have been ignored by history, such as exhibiting a human specimen in Europe, only to find that it is a Chinese woman, and the Chinese people know it with unusual resentment, saying that this is a Chinese heroine! What's going on?
The most famous rebel army in the late Qing Dynasty was the "Boxer Rebellion", which was developed from the Boxer Boxers in Shandong and Zhili, the secret associations of the people and the organization of practicing boxing and martial arts, initially a non-governmental organization, and later in the face of the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance, the Boxers fought heroic resistance with the Eight-Nation Alliance under the slogan of "Supporting the Qing Dynasty and Destroying the Oceans".
At that time, there was another well-known rebel army called "Red Light Illumination", and this organization was composed of women. In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a slip of the tongue, "The red light of the woman, the boxing of the male." There is no end to catching up, and there is no end to killing. It can be seen from this that the "red light" and the "Boxer Rebellion" have a deep relationship.
The Boxer Rebellion was originally established with men as the mainstay, but later women joined and were ostracized by men, so they branched out of the Boxers and established the "Red Light Illumination".
The red light is a boxing club dedicated to women, its base is in Tianjin, the women who join the club all wear red clothes and pants, hold a red light in their right hand, hold a red folding fan in their left hand, the elderly comb a high bun, and the young one is tied into a double bun, learning martial arts under the leadership of a master sister named "Lin Hei'er", and some people call Lin Hei'er "Huanglian Virgin".
It is said that women with red lights will "fly", and the red fan in the fan hand can raise themselves to the sky, and where the red light in the right hand is thrown, it will become a sea of fire, according to the legend, the function of this red light is similar to the current incendiary bomb.
Lin Hei'er turned out to be a wandering artist with his father, who usually made a living by dancing and selling fists and feet, sticks and other arts. He originally formed a family, but with the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance, the foreign religion in China ran rampant, and Lin Hei'er's husband was beaten to death because he offended the foreign religion.
This made Lin Hei'er hate foreigners to the bone. When the Boxer Rebellion developed in Tianjin, Lin Hei'er thought that the time had come to show his fists, and after consulting with Zhang Decheng, one of the leaders of the Boxers, Lin Hei'er set up an altar on the Ship of the Houjiahou South Canal in Tianjin, organizing women into "red lights" and engaging in strong confrontation with foreigners.
At that time, the Qing government frequently made concessions in the face of the invasion of the Eight-Power Alliance, and finally simply pushed the Boxers to the front as "cannon fodder", and these patriots were not afraid of the foreign guns and artillery of the foreigners, and launched a fierce fight with the Eight-Nation Alliance.
Helplessly, the Boxer Rebellion was lonely, and then there was the encirclement and suppression of the Qing court, Zhang Decheng was wounded, and the rebels suffered heavy casualties, which is known in history as the "Gengzi Incident". After the fall of Tianjin, Lin Hei'er was also captured by the Eight-Power Alliance and executed in public.
However, due to the previous legend of "red light illumination", the saying that she can fly and throw "incendiary bombs", foreigners are particularly curious about this: Does her body really contain huge energy? Or what's different? With this idea, the foreigners soaked Lin Hei'er's body in formalin and brought it back to the West for study.
Later, Lin Hei'er's body was also displayed in the museum as an exhibit, and some Chinese people felt special resentment after seeing Lin He'er's body, which is a Chinese heroine! He made great sacrifices in the fight against the Eight-Nation Alliance, and as a result, he became the object of foreign research after his death, which is not only a shame for Lin Hei'er, but also a shame for the Chinese people!
Fortunately, with the passage of time, the Chinese people have awakened, no longer the "sick man of East Asia" who is trampled by many countries, and now we stand on the top of the world and become a world-class power, which can also be regarded as a consolation to those heroes who have passed away!
Reference: Boxers