Kublai Khan, the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, chose to change Beijing (Zeng Zhongdu) into a metropolis for the sake of political stability in the Yuan Dynasty, and formally determined that most of it was the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. Before that, Kublai Khan made full political considerations. After a long time of thinking, he finally chose1March 8, 272 as his capital. It laid the foundation stone for the later development of the Yuan Dynasty.
Li Hongzhang visited abroad. 1On March 8th, 896, Li Hongzhang left Shanghai with 45 people for a visit of 190 days. During these days, Li Hongzhang and others traveled to eight countries, including Germany, Holland, Belgium and France. 1894- 1895 After the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War, the Qing Dynasty tried to contain Japan's influence in Asia. It happened that Russia intervened to contain Japan's development, which was in line with the interests of the Qing Dynasty, so it wanted to form an alliance with Russia to jointly resist Japan. Just as Nicholas II was preparing for the coronation ceremony, the Qing government sent Li Hongzhang to attend the coronation ceremony on behalf of the Qing government and contacted Russia. After Li Hongzhang left Russia, he continued to visit European and American countries in the name of negotiating tariffs. On the surface, it is to negotiate tariffs, but in fact its real purpose is to understand the advanced technology of European and American countries. Li Hongzhang's trip to Europe and America made the world know Li Hongzhang, and Li Hongzhang became the first positive image of China in the western media. Liang Qichao once commented on Li Hongzhang's visit: "Almost all the people in the world know that Li Hongzhang exists, but they no longer know that there is a Beijing court."