THE BOXER REBELLION EXPLAINED - BOXER REBELLION DOCUMENTARY

An excellent look at the Boxer Rebellion - the graphics, photos and paintings are particularly evocative. I'm looking forward to Part 2! It is nice to see this period of history from more perspectives. I designed a game on this subject focused on the Summer of 1900 called Keep Up The Fire! back in 2011 - as it happens, a 2nd edition of the game is currently in production for anyone that might be interested in simulating the events depicted in this video.

The narrator is not only a scholar but perhaps also a musician, for he speaks with impeccable English and perfect Mandarin. 👍

British: Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an American, an Australian, a New Zealander, a German, an Italian, a Frenchman, an Austro-Hungarian, an Indian, a Russian, a Japanese, a Spaniard, a Dutchman, a Belgian and a Chinese Christian. American, Australian and New Zealander: What about as friends? German: wie wäre es als freunder? Italian: e come amici? Frenchman: et en tant qu'amis ? Austro-hungarian: mi lenne ha barátként? Indian: दोस्तों के रूप में क्या? Russian: как насчет друзей? Japanese: 友達としてはどうですか？ Spaniard: ¿ Y cómo amigos? Dutchman and Belgian: hoe zit het als vrienden? Chinese christian: 作為朋友呢？ British: Aye, I can do that.

When I was a university student 30 years ago, I was so frustrated trying to learn about Chinese history through Western historians: I am so glad to be able to finally learn all this and hear the actual Chinese pronunciation of the people and places through this excellent channel.

The Boxer’s belief that they would be bulletproof mirrors what the ghost dancers at Wounded Knee believed. Things did not end well for them to say the least.

Thanks so much! First time I've ever seen such a complete account of the Boxer Rebellion. Thanks!

The video misses a point: The Empress Dowager cixi had been trying to dethrone The Emperor Guangxu after she had taken him from power and put him under house arrest. She wanted to make Prince Duan's son the Crown prince . This made Prince Duan a political hot spot in the court for a while, but the Western powers had never recognized the Crown prince and supported the Emperor Guangxu 's rule, which made Prince Duan hate foreigners so much that he immediately formed an alliance with the anti-foreign and conservative ministers in the imperial court, boasting to the Empress Dowager Cixi how powerful the Boxers are.(Cixi did not believe in the Boxers at first, and was always hesitating whether to destroy or support them.) He even forged a fake declaration “from foreign ambassadors” to deceive Cixi saying that foreigners wanted to overthrow her rule, which made Cixi furious and lost her accurate judgment of the situation. After one member of the Boxers killed the German ambassador on the street of Beijing, the Empress Dowager Cixi declared war on the 11 countries and sent the Boxer regiment to besiege the embassy area...

This has quickly become my favorite channel. Great video - can’t wait to pivot to the Yuan-Ming. Tons of material to pick from. Have you ever thought about a short video explaining Emperor’s reign or posthumous names? Another idea could be the Ming/Qing tombs.

Thanks so much for condensing all this into video format!

Congratulazioni per il nuovo video. Non vedo l'ora di guardarlo con la signora.

Wow I’m very impressed by the improvement of the visual storytelling! It’s a great way for me to grasp the complexity of those event from a foreign point of view. Great work! I look forward to part 2 :)

An excellent summary of events. Also, your concise pronunciation and clearly researched details make this one of the best videos I have come across on YouTube on the subject. I look forward to the second installment.

Well done on the great presentation. I look forward to part 2 and future vids from your channel

I've always been taught that this war basically went "the chinese got steamrolled by 'The West' the end" good to see it covered as actual history

You did an excellent job on this film about the Boxer Rebellion. Your production was really sharp and the use of 55 Days in Peking was a great added touch. It’s really puzzling that a production hasn’t been done on this topic in the past 60 years, especially what could be done now with the aid of CGI. But then Hollywood is too busy making stupid comic book movies which are pointless.

These videos really help to educate me on a whole section of history I had never known much about, great work! I am curious about the what movie footage you used in this and other videos.

Just discovered this channel; have been watching it for a few hours, probably going to binge watch the rest over the next day or two. Great content! I have been looking for more documentaries on Chinese history, and given the age of "Docudrama's" which tend to contain the equivalent degree of information on the purported topic as one would get from two paragraphs on the corresponding Wikipedia page, content like this is a breath of fresh air.

Using to help with my A Level teaching.Top notch. Thank you,

I refuse to believe you are not a Chinese because your pronunciation of Chinese names are perfectly flawless:) Great video as always!

Man you’re so productive! Looking forward to watching this this afternoon