Furthermore, it has been recognized that it was not the Ming Dynasty that caused China to fall behind, but the Manchu Dynasty.
Let's get down to business. I think people love the Ming Dynasty for the following reasons:
1. From the perspective of national feelings:
The Ming Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty established by the Han people, and it was naturally cherished and loved by many people. After the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Mongols occupied China, and China became a colony for the first time. Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, made great contributions to the destruction of the Yuan Dynasty and regained the country from the Mongols. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was also called a national hero, and the Ming Dynasty he founded was naturally loved by people.
2. From a cultural point of view:
The Ming Dynasty had a splendid culture. Among the four classical novels of Ming Dynasty, there are three masterpieces. A Dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty is actually missing from Ming Dynasty. In other words, China's classical Four Great Classical Novels is related to the Ming Dynasty. Besides Four Great Classical Novels, the Ming Dynasty also made great achievements in the construction industry. The tourist attractions people visit in Beijing are basically related to the Ming Dynasty, such as the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. These world-class buildings are also an important weight to increase the popularity of the Ming Dynasty.
3. From the perspective of science and technology:
The science and technology of Ming Dynasty was very developed, which was the highest in feudal history. The firearms of the Ming Dynasty were invincible in the world at that time, and Zheng He's treasure ship was also the most luxurious at that time. In other aspects, Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica has been translated into many languages and has become an important document in world medicine. In the late Ming Dynasty, with the publication of the scientific and technological work Tiangong of Song Dynasty, the scientific and technological level of Ming Dynasty reached its peak.
4. From the perspective of honesty:
This is probably the most important point for many people who love the Ming Dynasty. The integrity of the Ming Dynasty is unique in the ancient imperial dynasties. The emperors of the Ming dynasty have always pursued the belief of not kissing, not paying tribute, not paying compensation and not ceding land. The emperor ruled the country and the king died. Zhu Yuanzhang personally wrote these beliefs into the Instructions of the Emperor Ancestors to remind the emperors of the Ming Dynasty at all times.
If you look at the history of the Ming dynasty, you will find that no matter what the situation, even if the enemy besieged the capital and the emperor was captured, the royal family and generals of the Ming dynasty did not surrender. During the civil war, Yingzong was captured, and Vara took Yingzong as a hostage, threatening the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty rejected Vara's request, but immediately made Zhu Qiyu, the younger brother of Yingzong, emperor and continued to fight Vara. Zhu Qiyu fought calmly and beat back the enemy. Not long after, Vala felt that it was a little unworkable to threaten the Ming Dynasty with Yingzong as a hostage, because people didn't buy it at all, and finally they had to accommodate themselves and release Yingzong. The Chongzhen period was the last moment of the Ming Dynasty. By the time he ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty had been fighting with the late Jin for more than ten years, basically winning less and losing more. At this time, the domestic peasant uprising broke out again, and the Ming Dynasty had to spare a hand to deal with the peasant army. This was the most difficult moment of the Ming Dynasty, but Chongzhen did not flinch. He was divided into two parts to deal with the two enemies respectively. Even if the enemy besieged the capital, he was not afraid, but commanded the army to repel the invaders (the Qing army besieged the capital three times). Even after Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen did not escape or surrender, but chose to be a martyr. As an emperor, he fulfilled the promise that the emperor ruled the country and the king died. He is a person, Ming Di, and the blood of the whole Ming Dynasty!
The people of the Ming Dynasty were also full of blood. After the Qing army entered the customs, it created a series of atrocities in Jiangnan. The people of the Ming Dynasty all volunteered to fight against the invaders. On the tenth day of Yangzhou, the third day of Jiading, and the eighty-first day of Jiangyin ... With the occurrence of one tragedy after another, the bloodiness of Ming people has also increased step by step. Throughout the history of China, only the adherents of the Ming Dynasty fought against foreign invaders for the longest time. During the reign of the Manchu Dynasty, the slogan of anti-Qing and regaining sight almost ran through the whole dynasty.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty has a high position in the hearts of China people.