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Since 1894, in late Qing Dynasty
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China was defeated in Sino-Japanese War
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Revolutions broke out
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in everywhere
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The war indemnity intensified...
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the economic crisis of Qing Dynasty
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This caused the government to reform
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There were two parties
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One was the Empress Dowager's party
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formed by conservatives with power
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Another was the Emperor Guangxu's party
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formed by a group of inexperienced youth
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reformers who held no power
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On 11th June, 1898
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Guangxu ordered to reform
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He called on the reform ministers
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And issued an imperial edict
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This meeting took place at Maoqin Hall
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to commemorate the pioneers of reform
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Yongzheng, Jiaqing and Qianlong
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considered Peter the Great of Russia
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and Emperor Meiji as role models
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They hung up their portraits in the hall
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Empress Dowager lived in Summer Palace
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On the surface, she lived leisurely
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It seemed she had handed her administration
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Actually, external aggression was strained
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And internal crisis was deepening
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As the advocate of reform was arose
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she had to bear and waited her own chance
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Your Highness, we knelt down for almost a day
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Stand away, what are you doing?
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Yes
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You won't get up?
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If you don't promise us, Your Highness
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we won't ever get up again
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You take turns everyday
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Beg of me and weep in front of me
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What do you want?
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We just show our loyalty to you
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I told you I won't care the administration
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Your Highness
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Since Kang Youwei was called in
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He'd promoted the officials who accept him
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from 7th rank to 4th rank
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They gather together
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And talk about reform and transformation
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The bureaucracy is all fouled up
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It is bad
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Empire is not an empire; Court not a court
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How can you ignore that, Your Highness?
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The reform decree was issued on 23rd April
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You let him go
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Alright, it's nothing but a dream
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The civil service examination was terminated
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This is ancestor's rule. But you didn't mind
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Fine
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The traditional rules...
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have all been abandoned for reform
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What reform?
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They just get rid of your trusted followers
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It's too bad!
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It is a rebellion
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Let Yuan Shikai come in and listen to him
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Your Highness, when Kang stayed in Guangdong
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and he set up a study society
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Sun Yatsen established Revive China Society
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And he established his own
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He set up a Society to Protect the State
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Why doesn't it protect the Qing Dynasty
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instead of the state?
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He protects China, but not the Qing Empire4541
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