According to Keith Schoppa, “China was ‘everything under Heaven’ (tianxia), by definition self-sufficient, and therefore needing nothing from outside (Schoppa 46).” In order to maintain this “self-sufficiency,” the emperors of China established certain illustrations that depicted how a community should preserve their peaceful ways. The Kangxi and Yongzheng emperors considered Confucianism as their true religion and looked down upon other religions, such as Buddhism, which they called “heretical.” In the eyes of the Kangxi and Yongzheng …showed first 75 words of 464 total…

…showed last 75 words of 464 total…Confucius beliefs. Documents may also suggest that Christian tracts read by Liang Fa could have also influenced the Taiping rebellion (Cheng and Lestz 139-146). In closing, there could have been several crises that the Qing Dynasty experienced. When reading through Cheng and Lestz’s compilation of documents, I personally believe that the majority of issues were religion-related. With the end of Confucius belief, a new Chinese society would arise. As a result, predicaments can occur.