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[Mayu Smile 2]

有时候局外人看事情比较清楚... :V

^ so true

and u got a rep for it \o/

[Vi Graythorn 50]

4008-517-517

[Mayu Smile 2]

4008-517-517

Mickey D? xD

[Vi Graythorn 50]

Mickey D? xD

麦当劳

[Mayu Smile 2]

麦当劳

yeah, i no XD

Mickey D is another name for it

[OldJustal 36]

I still don't know from who that channel is !

Hong Kong is part of china

Taiwan is part of china.

China is part of china.

It's my opinion though >_< !

The chinese anthem sounds a bit to manly ...

[Mayu Smile 2]

I still don't know from who that channel is !

Hong Kong is part of china

Taiwan is part of china.

China is part of china.

It's my opinion though >_< !

The chinese anthem sounds a bit to manly ...

the channel is KKLT's

yesterday, i asked my uncle

he says taiwan is not part of china anymore cuz they have their own government

however, china really wants to claim taiwan for their own use/power

idk about hong kong, i think we should ask someone here who's from hong kong

yeah, ikr, the anthem is just ^ ^;;

[Wildheart888 170]

I like the anthem! It's cool! xP

[Mayu Smile 2]

I like the anthem! It's cool! xP

^ ^;;

i dont like the lyrics, and the guy who sang it(whoever that is xP)

Arise! All those who don't want to be slaves!

Let our flesh and blood forge our new Great Wall!

As the Chinese people have arrived at their most dangerous time.

Every person is forced to expel his very last cry!

Arise! Arise! Arise!

Our million hearts beating as one,

Brave the enemy's fire, March on!

Brave the enemy's fire, March on!

March on! March on! On!

yeah, a bit to manly for me xD

[Wildheart888 170]

xD LOL!! xDDD Love your translation! xDDDD (Did you translate that or...? xP)

[Mayu Smile 2]

xD LOL!! xDDD Love your translation! xDDDD (Did you translate that or...? xP)

started translating, then got lazy and forgot some words so looked it up on wikipedia xP

[Wildheart888 170]

xDDD 哈哈。。。！！ Nice...xPPPP

But I didn't know there was a specific person who sang it..xP

[Mayu Smile 2]

well, i know the original version was by a man, idk who thou ^ ^;;

[Wildheart888 170]

Ah...okay..xP

[Mayu Smile 2]

Ah...okay..xP

xP

[Vi Graythorn 50]

合理咯<--when i typed hello in chinese

[Lia. 45]

*explains*

Hong Kong is a SAR of China; the city was under British rule less than 100 years ago.

Deng Xiaoping (did i spell his name correctly?) made an agreement with the British governor that all of Hong Kong(all the islands, everything) will be returned to China on July 7th, 1997.

It had something to do with the 99-year rent. Or something like that.

That's all I know. Blame my lack of knowledge.

[Kaitou Kid Legendary Thief 197]

the channel is KKLT's.

Huh? Who?

[Lia. 45]

Huh? Who?

Yours!!! XDDDDDD

I <3 KKLT's cover of Special Days!

[IdentityUnknown 216]

the channel is KKLT's

yesterday, i asked my uncle

he says taiwan is not part of china anymore cuz they have their own government

however, china really wants to claim taiwan for their own use/power

idk about hong kong, i think we should ask someone here who's from hong kong

yeah, ikr, the anthem is just ^ ^;;

*explains*

Hong Kong is a SAR of China; the city was under British rule less than 100 years ago.

Deng Xiaoping (did i spell his name correctly?) made an agreement with the British governor that all of Hong Kong(all the islands, everything) will be returned to China on July 7th, 1997.

It had something to do with the 99-year rent. Or something like that.

That's all I know. Blame my lack of knowledge.

*smiles* I know this inside and out.

Brief Summary:

After the Opium War, the Chinese were forced to sign a humiliating 100-year treaty to Great Britain, handing over the port of Hong Kong and opening up many more trade ports for the foreigners (most from Germany, Japan, France, Britain, and the US) to trade in. Hong Kong, in 1997, was handed back to the Chinese. It is now considered part of China (not Mainland China), though it has its own government. In a sense, it is an international port, somewhat similar to Taiwan. It was influenced greatly by the 100 years it was part of Britain as can be seen from its architectural design and the immense international population.

Opium War (Preceding Event):

While not originally intended as an actual war, it was as devastating as one. Opium is a highly addicting drug that used to be grown in India (which at the time was under British rule). The British devised a trap and opium was their weapon. The seemingly harmless drug was often smoked in pipes and once addicted, it was nearly impossible to stop. The British had it shipped over to the ports in China and began freely trading it for silk, spices, and other resources that grew in China abundantly. Many rich, land-owning families bought this drug and were soon wasting most of their money on the drug that's price was continuously climbing. They grew to be nothing but skin and bones and often died of heart attacks and other types of sicknesses. Angered, the Chinese destroyed one of the ships importing opium (ironically similar to the Tea Party in the US), which only gave reason for the British to attack the Chinese. Using advanced technology and other resources at their disposal, they quickly destroyed the Chinese and forced them into signing the peace treaty.

Boxer Rebellion (After the Treaty):

While the Opium War was happening, Christians filed in from the other countries, determined to bring this "pagan" land to justice. Indeed, they caused more ruckus than the merchants themselves did. Christians traveled everywhere, proclaiming their religion and forcing the Chinese to convert and obey their laws. They destroyed idols and deemed all Chinese to be lower than them (even those who had converted to Christianity). Many communities lived in hatred of the "foreign devils" while foreigners regarded Chinese as Satan in a human form and sometimes barbarians. Chinese Christians were shunned and looked down upon during this time and later on many were imprisoned and persecuted.

It was in response to this that the Boxers formed. Under the belief that once purified their bodies could inhabit the gods and make them invincible, many joined to help the fighting cause -- to rid their country of the foreigners who had made their lives miserable. They trained daily. At first, they only attacked Christians that were a long way from the capital and main ports (Beijing, known as Peking back then). This information is found in many letters written between Christians. Slowly, they began to move towards the capital, determined to destroy the Christians once and for all and to bring their country back to glory. They recruited many along the way.

Back in the foreign countries, they were constantly informed of what was going on, but none saw it as a priority nor knew the actual devastation. Finally, after the Boxers had slaughtered even more foreigners (they were no longer holding to only Christians), Britain began to respond. They sent marines from the Philippines to help. The marines arrived in Peking and began governing the land. This was of discouragement to local Chinese while relief to missionaries and foreigners everywhere. They began flooding in by train, going to the only safe place in China.

On the throne at this time (China was ruled under an autocracy), was the infamous Empress Dowager Cixi. Ruthless and cunning, she (interestingly enough) did not do anything to stop the Boxers, nor did she aid them. I'll touch on her later.

The Boxers weren't to be disregarded. They had destroyed villages and towns, and cunningly enough, they destroyed the railroad. With the only means of transportation to Beijing severed, they also attacked the convoy (led by Admiral Edward Seymour). The Christians in the town of Peking were not informed of this until later and it was the Admiral that had been their hopes of escaping from China before it was too late. The Boxers then continued their march towards Peking.

On June 19, Empress Dowager was fully convinced that the Boxers held the upper hand. She then announced that by 4 PM the next day (24 hours) all foreigners must depart from Peking. This was proven to be a trap when a German envoy was killed by the Imperial army on the streets the next day. The news dawned on the Christians that they would not be escaping alive.

In 1900, the Boxers arrived. The Christians were massacred and the remaining diplomats, foreign officers, and Chinese Christians few fled to the Legation Quarter, the easiest defendable position (owned by the British). For 55 days, they held a siege in there. Every day, more wounded came in and more deaths occurred. As for those inside, foreigners received first priority. They were flowing with champagne while Chinese Catholic converts were forced to eat tree bark and leaves. Interestingly enough, the American Protestant church took care of their converts.

Finally, 55 days later, help arrived from eight nations: Japan, Russia, Britain, the US, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The Boxers were informed of this and ran away before a full-fledged battle could commence. The Eight-Nation Alliance had originally received news (in England, which had somehow leaked) that all the foreigners were dead and were relieved to find otherwise.

The Boxers were later rounded up and beheaded.

The Boxer Protocol:

As compensation for the massacre, the Boxer Protocol was established, with the Chinese, stating that 450 taels of silver were to be paid as indemnity over a course of 39 years to the 8 countries involved. They had an interest rate of 4%. The Chinese eventually ended up paying almost a billion taels. The government was to allow foreign countries to base their troops in Peking. For a while, the Empress Dowager was also on the list of war criminals, though later with the defense of provincial officers, she was removed.

Aftermath:

The Empress Dowager switched sides constantly in the war. When seeing her troops defeated, she announced a change in the government system, hoping to find some way to save her country, and allowed it to be modernized. It was a 10-year process. She died the year she signed it.

Sources:

I had the basic knowledge of most of this information as we once studied it in History. However, since my memory isn't exactly fresh, I did use Wikipedia as a source so that I could get the facts straight.

EDIT: I got a little off topic talking about the treaty regarding Hong Kong. Oh well.

[Kaitou Kid Legendary Thief 197]

*smiles* I know this inside and out.

Brief Summary:

After the Opium War, the Chinese were forced to sign a humiliating 100-year treaty to Great Britain, handing over the port of Hong Kong and opening up many more trade ports for the foreigners (most from Germany, Japan, France, Britain, and the US) to trade in. Hong Kong, in 1997, was handed back to the Chinese. It is now considered part of China (not Mainland China), though it has its own government. In a sense, it is an international port, somewhat similar to Taiwan. It was influenced greatly by the 100 years it was part of Britain as can be seen from its architectural design and the immense international population.

Opium War (Preceding Event):

While not originally intended as an actual war, it was as devastating as one. Opium is a highly addicting drug that used to be grown in India (which at the time was under British rule). The British devised a trap and opium was their weapon. The seemingly harmless drug was often smoked in pipes and once addicted, it was nearly impossible to stop. The British had it shipped over to the ports in China and began freely trading it for silk, spices, and other resources that grew in China abundantly. Many rich, land-owning families bought this drug and were soon wasting most of their money on the drug that's price was continuously climbing. They grew to be nothing but skin and bones and often died of heart attacks and other types of sicknesses. Angered, the Chinese destroyed one of the ships importing opium (ironically similar to the Tea Party in the US), which only gave reason for the British to attack the Chinese. Using advanced technology and other resources at their disposal, they quickly destroyed the Chinese and forced them into signing the peace treaty.

Boxer Rebellion (After the Treaty):

While the Opium War was happening, Christians filed in from the other countries, determined to bring this "pagan" land to justice. Indeed, they caused more ruckus than the merchants themselves did. Christians traveled everywhere, proclaiming their religion and forcing the Chinese to convert and obey their laws. They destroyed idols and deemed all Chinese to be lower than them (even those who had converted to Christianity). Many communities lived in hatred of the "foreign devils" while foreigners regarded Chinese as Satan in a human form and sometimes barbarians. Chinese Christians were shunned and looked down upon during this time and later on many were imprisoned and persecuted.

It was in response to this that the Boxers formed. Under the belief that once purified their bodies could inhabit the gods and make them invincible, many joined to help the fighting cause -- to rid their country of the foreigners who had made their lives miserable. They trained daily. At first, they only attacked Christians that were a long way from the capital and main ports (Beijing, known as Peking back then). This information is found in many letters written between Christians. Slowly, they began to move towards the capital, determined to destroy the Christians once and for all and to bring their country back to glory. They recruited many along the way.

Back in the foreign countries, they were constantly informed of what was going on, but none saw it as a priority nor knew the actual devastation. Finally, after the Boxers had slaughtered even more foreigners (they were no longer holding to only Christians), Britain began to respond. They sent marines from the Philippines to help. The marines arrived in Peking and began governing the land. This was of discouragement to local Chinese while relief to missionaries and foreigners everywhere. They began flooding in by train, going to the only safe place in China.

On the throne at this time (China was ruled under an autocracy), was the infamous Empress Dowager Cixi. Ruthless and cunning, she (interestingly enough) did not do anything to stop the Boxers, nor did she aid them. I'll touch on her later.

The Boxers weren't to be disregarded. They had destroyed villages and towns, and cunningly enough, they destroyed the railroad. With the only means of transportation to Beijing severed, they also attacked the convoy (led by Admiral Edward Seymour). The Christians in the town of Peking were not informed of this until later and it was the Admiral that had been their hopes of escaping from China before it was too late. The Boxers then continued their march towards Peking.

On June 19, Empress Dowager was fully convinced that the Boxers held the upper hand. She then announced that by 4 PM the next day (24 hours) all foreigners must depart from Peking. This was proven to be a trap when a German envoy was killed by the Imperial army on the streets the next day. The news dawned on the Christians that they would not be escaping alive.

In 1900, the Boxers arrived. The Christians were massacred and the remaining diplomats, foreign officers, and Chinese Christians few fled to the Legation Quarter, the easiest defendable position (owned by the British). For 55 days, they held a siege in there. Every day, more wounded came in and more deaths occurred. As for those inside, foreigners received first priority. They were flowing with champagne while Chinese Catholic converts were forced to eat tree bark and leaves. Interestingly enough, the American Protestant church took care of their converts.

Finally, 55 days later, help arrived from eight nations: Japan, Russia, Britain, the US, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The Boxers were informed of this and ran away before a full-fledged battle could commence. The Eight-Nation Alliance had originally received news (in England, which had somehow leaked) that all the foreigners were dead and were relieved to find otherwise.

The Boxers were later rounded up and beheaded.

The Boxer Protocol:

As compensation for the massacre, the Boxer Protocol was established, with the Chinese, stating that 450 taels of silver were to be paid as indemnity over a course of 39 years to the 8 countries involved. They had an interest rate of 4%. The Chinese eventually ended up paying almost a billion taels. The government was to allow foreign countries to base their troops in Peking. For a while, the Empress Dowager was also on the list of war criminals, though later with the defense of provincial officers, she was removed.

Aftermath:

The Empress Dowager switched sides constantly in the war. When seeing her troops defeated, she announced a change in the government system, hoping to find some way to save her country, and allowed it to be modernized. It was a 10-year process. She died the year she signed it.

Sources:

I had the basic knowledge of most of this information as we once studied it in History. However, since my memory isn't exactly fresh, I did use Wikipedia as a source so that I could get the facts straight.

EDIT: I got a little off topic talking about the treaty regarding Hong Kong. Oh well.

Brilliant. :shock:

[Mayu Smile 2]

@IU: what about taiwan?

[Wildheart888 170]

Wow. That was awesome. Holy. You did an amazing job explaining, IU-chan! Seriously, that history "lesson" is more than I will ever learn in class. You're the best. x)

<333333333333333333333333

Thanks!! xDD

And what Mayu-chan said.........yeah, what about Taiwan? xP

[tengaku squared 291]

Impressive, impressive.

*only has a interest in the wars that occured in history* :V

And truthfully, I don't know much about Taiwan. Jean may or may not be able to elaborate.

[Mayu Smile 2]

冷兔我爱你！ xD <3

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