回首百年殉道血

A commemoration the Boxer Rebellion 110 years ago when China was ruled by the Qing Imperial Dynasty. Driven by anti-imperialism sentiments, the Boxers laid siege to the foreign embassies in Beijing. The trapped foreigners were subsequently rescued by troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and the foreign powers thus gained control of their respective Legation Quarters on Chinese soil. Due to the uprising, Western missionaries were erroneously accused of being part of the foreign invasion and have long since carried an unwarranted mantle of culpability. The year 2010 marked the 110th Anniversary of the Boxer Uprising. Mr. Waiyang Wei, a former lecturer of Chung Yuan Christian University, attended a Historian Conference held in 2000 in Jinan, Shandong. He found that many Chinese scholars still believe the western missionaries were vanguards of the foreign invasion of China. Mr. Sik P. Wong has devoted over a decade to researching relevant information, resulting in this massive 800-page resource. Written in Chinese, it contains over 700 photos of people, places and original documents. Future generations will examine this in-depth historical record and find an objective story of the Boxer Uprising. Included ae revealing excerpts and firsthand accounts such as: • Emperor Guangxu's critique on the Boxer Uprising, • Memorandums to the Emperor by Li Hongzhang and other imperial officials, • Pronouncement of judgments against those who murdered the missionaries, • Personal notes and letters of the martyred missionaries, • Great Britain's diplomatic documents, • Editorials written by Chinese officials and community leaders, and • Settlement records written by mission organizations that had sponsored the martyrs. China has flourished in the 21st century into an influential and mighty nation. This volume will allow its people to revisit the Boxer Uprising period with fresh insights for discerning minds and open hearts.