1900 (the year of boxer rebellion), the Boxer Rebellion reached its climax in parts of northern China, including Beijing. The Qing Empire went to war with international powers, and Eight-Nation Alliance occupied the Forbidden City. 190 1 year (the year of sorrow and ugliness) In September, China and 1 1 country reached the humiliating final protocol to solve the 1900 unrest, which is the treaty of sorrow and ugliness in the history of China. According to the "Xin Chou Treaty", China will pay 452 million taels of customs duty, which will be settled at the exchange rates of currencies of various countries and paid off in 39 years at the annual interest rate of 4%. This money is called "boxer indemnity" in history, and westerners call it "boxing compensation"