Understanding the circumstances going on in this village is important because reoccurring incidents such as this one would lead to the boxer sects’ quick shift in their ideology. 1892, the younger members of the Boxers United in Righteousness came under a new name and proceeded to become significantly more resistant.
This newly evolved sect, The Plum Flower Boxers of Hua County, was also very practiced in martial arts. They applied themselves to studying and bettering themselves spiritually and physically for self-preservation, similar to the other groups that have been mentioned. The members of the Plum Flower Boxers’ routine focused on the inner and outer being, Nei-gong and Wai-gong. This is also similar to the Taoist Nei-tan and Wei-tan …show more content…
Zhao staged a large display at the center of Liyuantun; the town previously mentioned that had conflicts with missionaries wanting to build a church on top of the temple of the Jade Emperor. In 1897, this exhibition was designed to be a major display of force towards the missionaries. A conflict broke out between the Christians and a band of boxer men, leaving many injured and one Christian deceased. The Christians responded with attacks of their own and lost. They were forced to flee the church yet again, their homes were ransacked and the church was destroyed. The villagers rebuilt the temple and celebrated their victory over the Christians. This struggle went back and forth from being under the control of the villagers to the control of the missionaries. After two German missionaries were killed in Juye, foreign political pressure was heavy placed on the Chinese magistrates. The magistrates tried to convince the populace in the areas under their influence to do their best not to start conflicts with the foreigners. The incident in Juye allowed for the Germans to expand their influence of power increasing imperialist agendas amongst other foreign nations. New leaders coming in to the Plum Boxers and the increase in local conflicts led to a correlating surge in radicalism. Zhao San-duo was forced to break away from the Plum Boxers, along with those who were radicalizing with him, and created a boxer society that would leave its mark in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. This group would be known under the new name Boxers of the Harmonious Fists, also known as “Boxers United in Righteousness” or Yi-he quan of Guan
This newly evolved sect, The Plum Flower Boxers of Hua County, was also very practiced in martial arts. They applied themselves to studying and bettering themselves spiritually and physically for self-preservation, similar to the other groups that have been mentioned. The members of the Plum Flower Boxers’ routine focused on the inner and outer being, Nei-gong and Wai-gong. This is also similar to the Taoist Nei-tan and Wei-tan …show more content…
Zhao staged a large display at the center of Liyuantun; the town previously mentioned that had conflicts with missionaries wanting to build a church on top of the temple of the Jade Emperor. In 1897, this exhibition was designed to be a major display of force towards the missionaries. A conflict broke out between the Christians and a band of boxer men, leaving many injured and one Christian deceased. The Christians responded with attacks of their own and lost. They were forced to flee the church yet again, their homes were ransacked and the church was destroyed. The villagers rebuilt the temple and celebrated their victory over the Christians. This struggle went back and forth from being under the control of the villagers to the control of the missionaries. After two German missionaries were killed in Juye, foreign political pressure was heavy placed on the Chinese magistrates. The magistrates tried to convince the populace in the areas under their influence to do their best not to start conflicts with the foreigners. The incident in Juye allowed for the Germans to expand their influence of power increasing imperialist agendas amongst other foreign nations. New leaders coming in to the Plum Boxers and the increase in local conflicts led to a correlating surge in radicalism. Zhao San-duo was forced to break away from the Plum Boxers, along with those who were radicalizing with him, and created a boxer society that would leave its mark in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. This group would be known under the new name Boxers of the Harmonious Fists, also known as “Boxers United in Righteousness” or Yi-he quan of Guan