The expensive Lesson in the history of red boat uprising which Wck involve in

[Hendrik]

For wcners who is interested in history of Wck,



From the history of china 1850

The deadly mis understanding of the Dak ( as in Mo Dak) in china , contribute to the down fall and destruction of Taiping heavenly Kingdom uprising 1860 ( related to the red boat uprising which Wck involved )



A,

德
Dak or Moral.




B, Two common moral : Loyal and justice.


B1

忠者，當效忠於國，每人生於本國，秉賦天職，要忠於民，忠於領導，克勤職守，為公忘私，為國謀幸福，為世界 謀幸福。　

Chung or Loyal:
Public minded, carry out one's duty for one's country and the world peace and prosper.



Being missed understood or twisted as :

Blindly taking side and do anything for the benefit of one's own tribe disregards of proper or legal or consequence, Or obedient to serve the leader of the family blindly at all cost.




B2

義：利人，大公無私，要有見義勇為的精神，無論誰有困難，要盡力去幫助，解決問題。絕無企圖之 心。

Yi or Justice:

Public minded , benefit others helping others to over come difficulty or solving problem without any agenda.



Being missed understood as:
Taking side to unconditionally support one's tribe member disregard of proper or legal or consequence.




C:

The misunderstanding of the above commonly lead to : self righteous, self benefit, and abusing of power.

Contribute to the destruction of Taiping heavenly kingdom, the lost of the red boat uprising, and millions of innocent live.

Taiping has a great chance to over thrown Qing, but the leaders screw up.



The God's Chinese son, a great book to read for those who is interested in what happen 1850 china, red boat, ....

http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Chinese-S...avenly+kingdom



"A magnificent tapestry . . . a story that reaches beyond China into our world and time: a story of faith, hope, passion, and a fatal grandiosity."--Washington Post Book World




Whether read for its powerful account of the largest uprising in human history, or for its foreshadowing of the terrible convulsions suffered by twentieth-century China, or for the narrative power of a great historian at his best, God's Chinese Son must be read. At the center of this history of China's Taiping rebellion (1845-64) stands Hong Xiuquan, a failed student of Confucian doctrine who ascends to heaven in a dream and meets his heavenly family: God, Mary, and his older brother, Jesus. He returns to earth charged to eradicate the "demon-devils," the alien Manchu rulers of China. His success carries him and his followers to the heavenly capital at Nanjing, where they rule a large part of south China for more than a decade. Their decline and fall, wrought by internal division and the unrelenting military pressures of the Manchus and the Western powers, carry them to a hell on earth. Twenty million Chinese are left dead.



This review is from: God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan (Paperback)


For me, this book is about as well told a history as I've read (and I've read hundreds of history books), covering the upbringing of Hong Xiuquan, his awakening to Christianity, and his emergence as a cult leader that wound up presiding over a nation-state. Spence offers colorful details that bring to life the Xiuquan capital, as seen both from residents and visitors. The book is at its most powerful when analyzing the writings of Xiuquan himself and how he adapted the Testament to suit his own needs and ego, creating a mythology that couldn't possibly survive the death of its leader. Meanwhile, there's the constant cat and mouse game played by the Chinese emperor's armies that try to vanquish the rebels.