Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
Li Hongzhang China's Pioneer in Modernization & Reforms
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Introduction: The Legend of Li Hongzhang 🌟
- Li Hongzhang (1823-1901): Key player in China's self-strengthening movement.
- Ultimate goal: Not to challenge the current political system, but to modernize China.
- Why? To fend off rebellions and stand toe-to-toe with dominating foreign powers.
💡 Real-world analogy: Think of Li Hongzhang as a tech-savvy grandparent. Instead of resisting modern gadgets, he embraces smartphones and apps to keep up with his tech-savvy grandchildren (the modern world)!
Introduction: The Legend of Li Hongzhang 🌟
- Li Hongzhang (1823-1901): Key player in China's self-strengthening movement.
- Ultimate goal: Not to challenge the current political system, but to modernize China.
- Why? To fend off rebellions and stand toe-to-toe with dominating foreign powers.
💡 Real-world analogy: Think of Li Hongzhang as a tech-savvy grandparent. Instead of resisting modern gadgets, he embraces smartphones and apps to keep up with his tech-savvy grandchildren (the modern world)!
Climbing the Ladder: Li’s Rise to Power 📘
- Started as a student of Zeng Guofan.
- Became the Governor of Zhili province (which had Beijing!) in 1872.
- Within 25 years, he's the most popular statesman in China, both locally and internationally.
💡 Real-world example: Imagine someone rising from an intern to CEO in a big company like Apple or Google!
Li's Major Contributions and Initiatives 🚀
- Administration: As the governor of Zhili (which had Beijing!), Li was THE main influencer in Chinese politics.
- Commerce: Played matchmaker between China and foreign companies, setting up trade deals.
- Finance: Think of Li as the original Shark from 'Shark Tank'. He wanted businesses to be profitable, reliable, and well-managed. So, he set up joint-stock companies.
- Textiles: Boosted the textile sector by establishing cotton mills in Shanghai.
- 💡 Real-world analogy: It's like bringing top-notch machinery to increase production in a successful chocolate factory!
- Steamships: Initiated the use of steamships in Shanghai which made transporting goods faster and more efficient, replacing older, slower vessels.
- 💡 Did you know? China embracing steam engine tech is like the world moving from using landlines to smartphones!
- Telegraph: Helped create the Imperial Telegraph Administration, connecting numerous northern provinces and coastal cities.
- Railways: Constructed railway lines from Tianjin, facilitating coal mining and shipping.
💡 Pop-culture tidbit: If Li lived today, he’d probably be the first to use a new transport tech, like Elon Musk's Hyperloop!
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Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
Li Hongzhang China's Pioneer in Modernization & Reforms
Table of content
Introduction: The Legend of Li Hongzhang 🌟
- Li Hongzhang (1823-1901): Key player in China's self-strengthening movement.
- Ultimate goal: Not to challenge the current political system, but to modernize China.
- Why? To fend off rebellions and stand toe-to-toe with dominating foreign powers.
💡 Real-world analogy: Think of Li Hongzhang as a tech-savvy grandparent. Instead of resisting modern gadgets, he embraces smartphones and apps to keep up with his tech-savvy grandchildren (the modern world)!
Introduction: The Legend of Li Hongzhang 🌟
- Li Hongzhang (1823-1901): Key player in China's self-strengthening movement.
- Ultimate goal: Not to challenge the current political system, but to modernize China.
- Why? To fend off rebellions and stand toe-to-toe with dominating foreign powers.
💡 Real-world analogy: Think of Li Hongzhang as a tech-savvy grandparent. Instead of resisting modern gadgets, he embraces smartphones and apps to keep up with his tech-savvy grandchildren (the modern world)!
Climbing the Ladder: Li’s Rise to Power 📘
- Started as a student of Zeng Guofan.
- Became the Governor of Zhili province (which had Beijing!) in 1872.
- Within 25 years, he's the most popular statesman in China, both locally and internationally.
💡 Real-world example: Imagine someone rising from an intern to CEO in a big company like Apple or Google!
Li's Major Contributions and Initiatives 🚀
- Administration: As the governor of Zhili (which had Beijing!), Li was THE main influencer in Chinese politics.
- Commerce: Played matchmaker between China and foreign companies, setting up trade deals.
- Finance: Think of Li as the original Shark from 'Shark Tank'. He wanted businesses to be profitable, reliable, and well-managed. So, he set up joint-stock companies.
- Textiles: Boosted the textile sector by establishing cotton mills in Shanghai.
- 💡 Real-world analogy: It's like bringing top-notch machinery to increase production in a successful chocolate factory!
- Steamships: Initiated the use of steamships in Shanghai which made transporting goods faster and more efficient, replacing older, slower vessels.
- 💡 Did you know? China embracing steam engine tech is like the world moving from using landlines to smartphones!
- Telegraph: Helped create the Imperial Telegraph Administration, connecting numerous northern provinces and coastal cities.
- Railways: Constructed railway lines from Tianjin, facilitating coal mining and shipping.
💡 Pop-culture tidbit: If Li lived today, he’d probably be the first to use a new transport tech, like Elon Musk's Hyperloop!
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Dive deeper and gain exclusive access to premium files of History HL. Subscribe now and get closer to that 45 🌟
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