De Chardin’s Trips to China

Starting from the mid-19th century, western countries like Britain and French started to use firearms to force open the gate of the Qing Dynasty

Jiawu War with Japanese• Year of 1894• Ceded Liuqiu (Taiwan), Liaodong• Triggered other countries’ ambition to get

colonies from China (previous markets)

When De Chardin came to China (1923, 1924)

1. Patriots see the corruption of Qing and monarchy and want to establish a government of people (learning, petitions, revokes)

2. Sun yat sen and other patriots aroused in Xinhai revolution in 1911

3. The country’s taking over by Yuan Shikai4. After Yuan’s death, Beiyang Army was divided to

their own interests5. 17 years till 1928, a most influential was perished

by Guoming dang

China Under Warlords

Can’t wait to be King

Yuan shikai