Title: Xing yun de hai zi
Description: In 1872, the Qing Empire sent 120 boys to America in the hope that they would unlock the mysteries of Western innovation. They studied at New England's finest schools, befriended luminaries such as Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant, and exchanged ideas with their American peers that would change the course of both nations. But when anti-Chinese fervor forced them back home, the young men faced a new set of obstacles, having to overcome a suspicious imperial court and a culture deeply resistant to change.
Subjects: History, Politics and government, Education, Chinese students, Histoire, Politique et gouvernement, Chinese Educational Commission
Places: China, United States, Chine
People: Wing Yung (1828-1912)
Time periods: 1861-1912, Reform movement, 1898, 19th century, 1898 (Mouvement de réforme), 19e siècle