The History of Qing Dynasty (1616-1912) is the history of China during the Qing Dynasty. This entry introduces the history of 296 years from the founding of 16 16 Nurhachi to the abdication of 19 12 Xuan Tong. The Nuzhen nationality, the predecessor of Manchu, has lived in Heilongjiang Province for a long time. 1 16 16, Nurhachi established Houjin in Hetuala, and broke away from the rule of the Ming Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty sent troops to attack Houjin many times, they were all defeated. 1636, Huang taiji changed his country name to Daqing in Shenyang, and officially began the war of destroying Ming Dynasty. 3 1644, after Li Zicheng captured Beijing, Wu Sangui, the company commander who was far away from Shanhaiguan, led the Qing army into the customs in the name of revenge for Ming Di. Then began the war to unify the whole country. 1662, Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne, with the year Kangxi, a saint of the Qing Dynasty. Emperor Kangxi is one of the famous emperors in Chinese history. His sixty-one years in office was the fastest-growing period of the Qing Dynasty. After Kangxi, Emperor Qianlong, who ascended the throne after Yong Zhengdi, was also a wise master in history of qing dynasty. His sixty years in office was another period of rapid development in the Qing Dynasty. On the basis of his father Yongzheng's rule, Emperor Qianlong further developed the economy and made his national strength stronger. Strengthened ties with Mongolian and Hui ethnic minorities, and stabilized the Qing dynasty's rule over all ethnic groups. During the reign of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, social stability and people's lives were greatly improved, and the Qing Empire reached its peak in history, which was called the prosperous time of Kangxi and Qianlong. 1840, after Lin Zexu destroyed opium in Humen, the British government sent warships to attack Guangzhou in the name of protecting overseas Chinese. Historians generally regard this event as the starting point of China's modern history. Since then, the Qing Dynasty has carried out the Westernization Movement and the Reform Movement of 1898 to explore the social changes of the country's independence and prosperity, but they all ended in failure. The Revolution of 1911 broke out on191,19 12 February 12 February, and Yuan Shikai forced Xuan Tong Emperor Puyi to issue a letter of abdication, which ended the Qing Dynasty. China broke away from the monarchy and entered a democratic period.