The Taiping Rebellion was a nineteenth-century example of what Chinese tradition?
A) Confucian codes of administration
B) rejection of outside influences as inferior to Chinese ideas
C) millenarian peasant revolts
D) violent uprisings by members of ethnic minority groups

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The Taiping Rebellion, which lasted from 1850 to 1864, was a millenarian movement led by Hong Xiuquan. It was characterized by its peasant support base and the belief in the imminent arrival of a new age. It was not primarily about Confucian administration, rejection of foreign influences, or an ethnic minority uprising, but rather a massive peasant revolt with a religious, millenarian vision.

The Taiping Rebellion Was a Nineteenth-Century Example of What Chinese