qīng xǐ
to wash
to clean
to purge
kāng qián shèng shì
booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)
wù xū zhèng biàn
coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Cí Xǐ tài hòu] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
Lǐ xué
School of Principle
Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥|程颢[Cheng2 Hao4], Cheng Yi 程頤|程颐[Cheng2 Yi2] and Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 xi1])