What was the impact of the Taiping Peasant War on the situation in the late Qing Dynasty

Politically, the Taiping Rebellion struck a blow at the feudal rule of the Qing Dynasty.

Militarily, it broke the arrogant plan of imperialism to carve up China quickly and intensely.

Economically, he promoted the development of capitalism in China to a certain extent, and the "New Chapter of Capital Administration" proposed by Hong Renji was the first programmatic document to put forward the implementation of capitalism in China.

Politically, it accelerated the collapse of Qing rule in China;

Militarily, it dealt a heavy blow to the army of the Qing Dynasty and the army of imperialism;

Economically, Hong Renxuan's "New Chapter of Capital Administration" has promoted the development of Chinese capitalism to a certain extent.

First, the Taiping Revolution reached the peak of China's old-style peasant wars.

The second Gao Sheng, laughing stupidly, dealt a heavy blow to the reactionary rule of the Qing Dynasty and accelerated the decline and collapse of the Qing Dynasty's rule.

Third, it has dealt a blow to foreign invaders and hindered the process of China's semi-civilian localization.

Fourth, the spirit of resistance of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom inspired the will of the Chinese people for revolutionary struggle.

Fifth, the Taiping Revolution was also part of the revolutionary struggle of the people of the world at that time, which promoted the national liberation movement in Asia and shook the European continent.

(1) The significance of the Peasant War in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Although the Taiping Rebellion failed, it had indelible historical merits and great historical significance.

First, the Taiping Rebellion dealt a heavy blow to the feudal ruling class, strongly shook the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, and accelerated the decline of the Qing Dynasty.

Second, the Taiping Rebellion was the culmination of the old-style peasant war, and it had new historical characteristics that were different from the previous peasant wars.

Third, the Taiping Rebellion also struck at the orthodox authority of Kongzi and the Confucian classics, which to a certain extent weakened the spiritual pillar of feudal rule.

Fourth, the Taiping Rebellion also dealt a powerful blow to foreign invading forces and taught the invaders a lesson they deserved.

Fifth, among the Asian national liberation movements of the mid-19th century, the Taiping Rebellion was the longest, largest, and most influential of them, and it merged with the national liberation movements of Asian countries to attack the domination of Western colonialists in Asia.

2) The reasons for the defeat of the peasant war in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

a. From a subjective point of view:

First, the peasant class is not new, but the representatives of the productive forces and relations of production. They are unable to overcome the class limitations inherent in the small producers, and thus are unable to come up with a complete and correct political programme and a programme of social reform from the ground up. The inability to stop and overcome the growth of corruption in the leading group itself, and the inability to maintain the unity of the leading group for a long time weakened the centripetal force and combat effectiveness of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Second, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom used religion to organize and mobilize the masses, but the worship of God was not a scientific ideological theory, and it not only failed to correctly guide the war, but also brought harm to the peasant war.

Third, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also failed to treat Confucianism correctly.

Fourth, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom could not distinguish between the invaders of Western countries and the masses of the people, and lacked a rational understanding of the Western invaders.

b. From an objective point of view:

Chinese and foreign reactionary forces colluded to jointly suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

3) The lesson of the defeat of the peasant war of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom:

The Taiping Rebellion and its defeat showed that in semi-colonial, semi-feudal China, the peasants had great revolutionary potential. However, it itself could not shoulder the heavy task of winning victory against imperialism and feudalism, and a simple peasant war could not accomplish the historical task of fighting for national independence and the people's liberation.