Tongzhi Restoration

The Tongzhi Restoration took place in China during the 1860s. She wears formally the name of the then reigning Emperor Tongzhi minor, but was put into operation by the regent Cixi and her advisers Zeng Guofan to the factory.

Relying on the superiority of China to the West in ideological and moral things, a return to its Confucian traditions was demanded, but nonetheless recognized a need to catch up on the country's economic, military and technological field.

Thus, the head of state promoted specifically the study of foreign cultures, languages ​​and technologies, in particular through the establishment of appropriate technical schools ( Tongwenguan ), but also by the fact that they sent young Chinese to study abroad. Furthermore, shipyards, arsenals and armories were built for promotion of industrialization about in large numbers.