The eight-nation coalition army of the British Empire (Britain), the United States of America (U.S.), the Third **** and France (France), the German Empire (Germany), the Russian Empire (Russia), the Empire of Japan (Japan), the Kingdom of Italy (Italy), and the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Austria). After the invasion of China by the Eight-Power Allied Forces, China was completely reduced to a semi-colonial and semi-feudalized society.

Led by British Admiral Seymour in the early stages, the total number of troops was about 30,000 at the beginning and increased later. The Eight Powers sent the largest number of troops from Japan, while Italy sent the smallest number, a token 80.

The Eight-Power Allied Forces divided Beijing into different occupation zones. North of Dongsi was occupied by Japanese troops, who were the first to loot 3 million taels of silver from the Ministry of the Interior, while east of Dongsi South Street was occupied by Russian troops, and west of it was occupied by Italian troops.

The northeast of the Imperial City was occupied by the German army, the eastern part of the Imperial City was occupied by the Japanese army, the southeast of the Imperial City was occupied by the British army, and the south of East Chang'an Street west of Chongnei Street was occupied by the German army. The western part of the city was occupied by American, French, British and Italian troops, and the outer part was occupied by British, American and German troops under military rule.

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On August 15, 1900, after two days of fierce fighting, the Eight-Power Allied Forces captured the gates of Beijing. Qing soldiers and Boxers started fierce street battles with the invaders in various parts of the capital, but still could not stop the iron hooves of the Eight-Nation Alliance. on the night of the 15th, the American army set up cannons on the Zhengyangmen. A few shots were fired, and the Daqing Gate (renamed Zhonghua Gate in the Republic of China and demolished in 1959 when Tiananmen Square was expanded) and Tiananmen Gate were blown open one after another. The gates of the Forbidden City were exposed to the invaders without any cover. In the early morning of the day the Forbidden City was captured, Empress Dowager Cixi fled the capital with Emperor Guangxu in a hurry.

After the destruction of the city, the Eight-Power Allied Forces held an "international parade" in the Square of the Noon Gate. Britain, the United States, Russia and Japan and other countries of the invaders, wearing different uniforms, holding different flags, shouting different slogans, heavily armed, marching through the square. After a brief military parade, the gates of the Forbidden City were opened with a bang in a salute, and the invaders drove into the Forbidden City in great numbers. The Eight-Power Allied Forces took over the city of Beijing completely as conquerors.

As soon as the eight allied forces entered Beijing, they went crazy and burned and looted. All the houses where the Boxers had set up their altars were burned down. A large number of historical relics were destroyed and looted. Hanlin Academy collection of "Yongle Canon", almost all lost, other rare books such as history, a **** loss of more than 46,000 books.

After this looting, China "since the Yuan, Ming since the savings, on from the canonical cultural relics, down to the national treasures, swept away to the end." Tsarist Russian invasion forces in this sacking is particularly violent and cruel, the Palace of all take away valuables, all take away, all take away will be all broken, it is estimated that the eight Allied Forces of the total value of the plundered property is not less than billions of silver.

Following the frantic looting of Beijing, the imperialist powers forced the Qing government to sign on September 7, 1901, the humiliating Treaty of Hsin Chou.

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