We all know that during the eight-nation alliance's invasion of China, there was such a "Gengzi Incident" with very simple and sincere patriotism. When britain, France, Japan, Germany and a total of eight other countries formed a coalition to invade China, the Cannons of the Manchu Qing Government bombarded again and again without any effect, but they still broke into the country and invaded the territory. The Western powers wantonly burned and plundered Chinese soil, even all the way into Beijing.
Cixi, who was in power, panicked and fled to Xi'an with Guangxu overnight, leaving behind a mess all over the city who did not know who to clean up. And the civilian people, even those who supported the imperial invasion, helped the imperial army to build ladders to the city walls, and ripped down the buildings and decorations of the imperial palace, only out of their resentment against the rulers of the Qing government. This chaos is raging on the country.
Until later, a group called the Boxer Rebellion appeared in the Shandong area, which advocated the invasion of the great powers and "supported the Qing Dynasty and destroyed the oceans." The boxers were all pregnant with migrant workers, relying on the power of cold weapons to resist the sharp guns of the empire, laying a profound foundation for the awakening of the national consciousness of the Chinese nation, and was also one of the cornerstones of the great victory of the Chinese people fifty years later.
Regarding the origin of the Boxer Rebellion, there are many theories circulating in the market. The Boxer Rebellion was indeed a purely non-governmental organization, but in the final analysis, its structure seemed to be like a tightly structured sect, and its members were like teachers and believers, bound by invisible rules, and also had unified beliefs and pursuits. However, they do not have regular and unified gatherings, and their organization is basically loose, and they will gather together when they see announcements, or gather in small groups.
The more widely spread saying is that the "Boxer Fist" was the predecessor of the Boxers, when the Shandong area was occupied by Germany, and later because of a conflict, the local architecture was destroyed, the ethnic contradictions intensified, and the Boxer Rebellion broke out completely. The ethnic contradictions aroused are also due to the contradictions between the people and religions, which means that there are contradictions between the local people and the churches stationed in foreign countries. A group of local martial arts experts who had learned martial arts since childhood created the "Boxer Rebellion", the predecessor of which was the "Boxer Boxer" they practiced.
Another theory is that the Boxers were interconnected with a secret civil society. The secret society is called the White Lotus Sect, and the history of the White Lotus Sect can be traced back to the Pure Land Nian Buddha Association during the Song Dynasty. Regarding the early White Lotus Sect, in fact, the White Lotus Sect is closer to the Buddhist sect with religious beliefs than the later "Boxer Rebellion", but the nature of the White Lotus Sect is not so fresh and unworldly, it is a folk secret association close to half monks and half customs.
The Boxer Boxer Group during the eight-nation alliance's invasion of China is said to have not been the first folk activity organized by the White Lotus Sect. According to historical records, the White Lotus Sect organized many peasant uprisings in the later Ming and Qing dynasties. Because the people of the White Lotus Sect are more inclined to the people, the teachings are simple and easy to understand, and they are loved by the people.
If you want to know more interesting history, it is interesting to pay attention to that kind of history.