The Rise and Fall of the Dragon

1808 – China, ruled by Qing Dynasty (by Emperor Jia-Qing, a son of Qian-Long, who marked the peak of Qing Dynasty) then was a most prosperous nation in the world, with estimated 60% of the world GDP.


1908 – China, still ruled by Qing Dynasty then was a nation threatened by 8-Nations Alliance and sub-colonized by these nations, it’s the era marked with the fall of Dynasty Qing 3 years later when Pu-Yi was the last emperor.


2008 – Summer Olympics Games to be held in Beijing. Will the history repeat itself where 60% GDP of the world is from China, a nation with 1.3 billion population?

12 Emperors of Dynasty Qing VII

7th Emperor: Jiāqìng 嘉慶 (Rénzōng 仁宗) 1796 - 1820
He tried to bring back "The Prosperous Era" during his ruling but he failed. This is due to internal disorders such as a large scale "White Lotus Rebellion" and an empty treasury left over by his father. Besides this, he was also facing the outflow of silver to British India for the opium trade that caused the decline of the Empire.
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