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The t'i-yung dichotomy and the search for talent in late-Ch'ing China

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The t'i-yung doctrine of preserving Chinese cultural tradition while also utilizing the functionality of Western technology has been associated with the late-Ch'ing period. The t'i-yung principle was used by the government as a mandate to seek out human talent which could provide reform and change in the face of cultural conservatism. Contemporary critics such as Yen Fu, as well as others later, have criticized this idea as being an attempt to reconcile two fundamentally different worldviews which actually served to mask the onslaught of modernism.

History, Influence, Chinese history, Culture conflict, Cultural conflict, Confucianism

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Dr. Alexander Maclean Mackay: profile of a China medical missionary

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Alexander Maclean Mackay's six-year experience as doctor and evangelist in China in the 1890s played a vital role in the powerful cities of Hankow and Wuchang, and shed much light on the internal conflicts afflicting missions of that era. He apparently was much beloved by the people of the cities, including the regional governor and other powerful or influential figures, though with little success reflected in conversions. His insistence on having his own way repeatedly caused trouble with other missionaries and led to his resignation.

Behavior, 1890s (Decade) AD, Missionaries, Missionaries, Medical, Mackay, Alexander Maclean

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Chinese politics at the crossroads: reflections on the Hundred Days Reform of 1898

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China's Hundred Days of Reform instituted in 1898 mark the attempt by Kang Youwei and his followers to propose alternatives to the Confucian model of government. The conflict between the autonomous intellectual and mass politics remains a powerful element in contemporary Chinese nationalism.

China, 19th century AD, Nationalism

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