March 16

The central state of China lost power to local gentry and provincial officials. Harsh treatment of peasants were common among such officials. Opposition to the Qing Dynasty was expressed because of its foreign Manchu origins. A man named Hong Xiuquan who sent to cleanse the world of demons proclaimed himself to be the younger brother of Jesus. Plans for transforming China into an industrial nation were developed by Hong Rengan. During the uprising, Hakka women fought as soldiers in their own regiments. Women and men were promised equal shares of land by the Hakka women's land reform program. The thing that was promoted as a basis for marriage is mutual attraction.