The philosophy, culture and other aspects of the Ming Dynasty were outstanding in China's time, second only to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Except for a few influential literary works, the Qing Dynasty was an all-round retrogression in philosophy, thought and culture.
2. System construction
The system construction in Ming Dynasty experienced several stages, such as initial stage, stable stage, development stage and deterioration stage, and finally completely collapsed. In fact, the system of the Ming Dynasty has given birth to a new development direction, and the whole society is on the eve of the great system reform in the late Ming Dynasty. The Qing dynasty integrated the lessons of the failure of the Ming dynasty and implemented all-round high-pressure rule with the simplest obscurantism policy, which made the country tend to be stable.
3. Economic development
Objectively speaking, the economy of Qing Dynasty was more developed than that of Ming Dynasty. The Qing dynasty developed agriculture and commerce on the basis of the Ming dynasty, which was better than the Ming dynasty. However, the private industry that appeared in the Ming Dynasty was completely banned in the Qing Dynasty, which indicates that China will definitely fall behind the world development trend.
4, scientific and technological achievements
The scientific and technological achievements of the Ming Dynasty were the fastest developing period in the history of China. Although there were achievements in science and technology in Qing dynasty, it gradually fell behind from the beginning of Qing dynasty. Nor did it make scientific and technological knowledge play any role in China's economic and social development. Most people just sit and chat and are forbidden to talk.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the transportation industry was developed. Zhan Tianyou was the first outstanding railway engineer in China, and the difficulty of the Jing-Zhang railway project he presided over was also rare in the world railway history at that time.
5, foreign exchanges and international influence
Seven voyages to the West in the Ming Dynasty: In order to strengthen ties with overseas countries, Judy sent Zheng He to the West. From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He made seven voyages to the Western Ocean, visited more than 30 countries and regions in Asia and Africa, and reached the Red Sea coast and the east coast of Africa as far as possible.
Qing Dynasty: After the Opium War, it was invaded by foreign powers, and its sovereignty and territory were seriously lost. It also began the exploration of modernization and started the Westernization Movement and the Reform Movement of 1898. The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and Eight-Nation Alliance's war of aggression against China further deepened the national crisis, and the late Qing Dynasty was completely reduced to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.
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