Abstract:

Although during the Wuxu Reform Period, the traditional political and cultural systems were under attack and the idea of "Chinese learning for substance, and Western learning for function" was criticized, the progressive ideology of the period had little effect on the ordinary people. The idea of "Chinese learning for substance, and Western learning for function" was still the dominant ideology then. The Boxers Movement not only toppled the authority of the traditional political and cultural system, but also signifies that the xenophobic united front of the Qing government and the Boxers ended up in failure. This shows the great difference between the West and East and also the termination of the idea of "Chinese learning for substance".

Key words: Boxers Movement, Chinese learning for substance, termination