1, economically backward
Economically, the Qing Dynasty was a very backward small-scale peasant economy. Long-term emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce have led to serious backwardness of the world economy. When the West vigorously promoted the industrial revolution and used machines for mass production, China was still a man digging the ground and a woman spinning to make clothes. This backward economy has caused a gap between China and the West. This made the late Qing Dynasty fall into the predicament of poverty and weakness.
2. Changes of the times
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, great changes were taking place in other countries in the world. At that time, many western countries overthrew the old system, entered a new era, completed the industrial revolution, greatly improved their strength and innovated their weapons. In order to develop better, many countries began to expand abroad and plunder resources. At that time, the Qing Dynasty did not see the development of others, but remained stagnant. Therefore, the demise of the Qing Dynasty was abandoned by the times and was an inevitable trend under external oppression.
3. Corruption in the late Qing Dynasty
During Guangxu period, the crumbling Qing Dynasty faced a huge financial crisis, and "donating officials" became an important financial income of the imperial court, even reaching the absurd point of "idleness and taking officials as the city". The imperial court used "donating officials" to increase fiscal revenue, and officials made money desperately after "donating officials", achieving the ideal win-win situation. However, the money was passed on to the bottom people, leaving countless people who were already poor and struggling on the line of life and death. How can such a regime not die?
4. Backward ideology
The Manchu Dynasty was a literary inquisition in the early stage when ethnic minorities entered the Central Plains. The boring policy of eliminating dissidents because of violating the ban on writing or the crime of Luo Zhi in the book has completely imprisoned people's thoughts, caused terror to society, caused cultural depression and humiliation, and was conservative and backward in thought, which seriously hindered the development and progress of society.
5, closed to the outside world
The fundamental reason for the demise of the Qing dynasty was to close the country. The Qing dynasty adopted a closed-door policy, thinking that it was a celestial empire, and only other countries wanted something from themselves, not from abroad. In the early Qing Dynasty, in order to eliminate the anti-Qing forces, the Qing government implemented a strict policy of sea ban, ordered the blockade of the sea, prohibited ships from entering the sea, and cut off overseas contacts, which affected Chinese and foreign trade and inhibited technological progress.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Qing Dynasty.