Event of Imperial China’s Decline

China held strong against many marauding internal rebellions.  The Taiping Rebellion in the middle of the eighteenth century was a major rebellion that took place.  Although China refused to succumb to this matter, China became frail and vulnerable to mass scale invasions or other conflicts.  This rebellion eventually forced China to change for a new, better government after realizing more turmoil would occur under imperial rule.
    In definition, civilizations become world powers if the civilization has potential created by many combinations of factors.  When human populations congeal into one civilized group, a fresh civilization would have formed.  As history showed, civilizations vary.  The nations that thrive however remain to the ones that possessed geographic luck, resources and human talent.  Ancient China was one of the few civilizations in ancient history that reigned supreme compared to others.  Fertile land and plentiful resources gave China the ability to technologically advance.  Unlike many other early civilizations, China was shielded by large natural boundaries which protected ancient China from wars with other areas.  With high mountains the South, Desert to the North and West, and the extraordinary Pacific Ocean reaching to America; China truly had all gifts of nature in their own hands.  As time passed, the world powers began to show major improvement in many fields.  Luck eventually dissipated for China under imperial rule.  Other major world powers discovered advanced warfare techniques, and better exploration abilities.  China was at a period of decline when European forces arrived at mainland China by sea.  China was no longer a secret to the world.  As a result, China suffered many casualties from wars and invasions.  At a situation like this, a revolt was almost inevitable.  Tensions erupted, and China began to internally collapse from rebellion of civilians.  In the late 1840’s China faced a new challenge.  The Taiping Rebellion began in Southern China.  Throughout the rebellion’s history, thirty million lives were lost by constant fighting, and the Chinese nation was driven into a large debt.  This caused China to eventually recognize a communist government to benefit common citizens.
    The empire of China was situated at a tragic time.  During the nineteenth century, farmers and civilians alike suffered from famine, rebellions, and humiliating defeats to Western powers such as England.  This period of time was recognized as the beginning of a decline, and ending of the once flourishing imperial China.  This decline could be directly pertaining to China’s rebellion of civilians.  Only one rebellion eventually marked the demise of imperial China; however other major revolts were stepping stones in the process which led to it.  Fueled by misery and a feeble empire, an influenced civilian named Hong Xiu Quan began a revolution which changed China forever.  In some notions, Hong’s rebellion was recognized as a major influence towards a better Chinese government.