Open-mindness helped China to walk out from tough period

In 1840, the First Opium War happened. China was defeated by British troops. Since that, China’s gate was forced to open towarded western countries. Western material and western idea came into Chinese’s vision massively. Chinese were astonished by these western modern material and idea. They were being close-minded thousand of years. It was impossible to ask them to accept western culture suddenly. However an event stimulated Chinese seriously and made Chinese began to open their minds toward western culture. This event is China was defeated by Japanese Navy in Jiawu combat. China’s BeiYang Navy used to be the strongest navy in Asia. “Why? How come our powerful navy was defeated by Japan?” That was a general question among Chinese. For finding out the answer, many educated people travelled to Japan. Many years later, these people became revolutionists to lead China.

Japan is a small island country at the east of China. Since Meiji Restoration occurred in which Japan had been open-minded to accept these advanced technology and idea from western countries. Japan realized industrialization in few years. Japan’s productivity and efficiency got augment so much. “It seems a fantastic change in Japan.” Some people said after them came back China. These educated people knew the importance of been open-minded to accept western technology and idea. Through months to study Japan’s experience to develop country in western manner, they went back China.

After they went back China, they began to propaganda advanced idea from western countries. They published magazines, did speech in public and formed party. Chen Duxiu, one of founder of Chinese Communist Party. After he went back China, he and his friends published a magazine called Xin Qing Nian to propaganda western idears. Such as to pursuit freedom, democracy and fair. Because of these educated people’s efforts to propaganda western idears to Chinese. Chinese began to open their minds gradually.

Now, China has been a powerful country in the world. China realized industrialization and urbanization. Open-mindness was a key to contribute all of these. If china did not open its mind, perhaps even now China is still a faint country that is dominated by others. In future, China will not stop its step toward promoting its strength. Keeping being Open-minded is necessary for that goal.