Compare And Contrast The Meiji Restoration And The Westernization Movement

What leads to the different result of the Westernization Movement and Meiji Restoration?

Many reasons are connected with the difference.

Firstly, Japan established the imperial power. The essence of the Meiji Restoration in Japan was to re-establish the uniqueness of the imperial power, and to complete the centralization. New regime helped new policy to implement. The task of centralization of China has been completed as early as the Qin Dynasty. The imperial power in China was in stability with less dynamic.

Secondly, the external environment was benefit to Japan. Japan had fewer resources to plunder. But China ' s vast resources and huge markets had become the coveted goal of the West.

Thirdly, the target of revolution was different. In the Meiji Restoration, Japan saw its own weaknesses, and wanted to change. The Westernization Movement focused on government officials’ benefit, in order to obtain more political capital from the reform movement. The vested interests were belong to political groups.

Fourthly, from the financial perspective, although China was the first country in the world to use paper money, all the banks were relying on the regime, and lacked the impetus for

The Yellow river area 's excellent natural geographical environment was conducive to the survival and development of mankind. The middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River was a plain with loose structure, which was easy to grow agriculture. So the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River had become the best choice for human being to live and develop. The first high unification existed in China did begin for Yellow River area. The superior natural geographical environment was conducive to the growth of crops and human reproduction. The relative concentration of the population in the Qin Dynasty was also an important guarantee for the development of the whole