Văn Thân movement
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Văn Thân movement
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The Văn Thân Movement was a popular movement led by non-governmental scholars in 19th century central Vietnam. Their motto was "Demolish the Westerners; kill the heretics" in order to preserve Vietnam and Vietnamese Confucian culture. Supporters took issue with the changes occurring in Vietnam because:
- Vietnamese society had been stagnating for centuries. The Văn Thân were conservatives who longed to uphold tradition and rejected the new western influence.
- The Văn Thân studied only Confu
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C4%83n_Th%C3%A2n_movement
date created:
2019-04-25T02:39:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T14:25:47Z
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