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He was born in Fuyuanshui Village (福源水村), Hua County (Fa Yuen in Cantonese) (花縣) (now Huadu City (花都市)), Guangdong to Hong Jingyang (洪競揚) and Wang-shi (王氏). His grandfather was Hong Guoyou (洪國游), who was, like his ancestors, a farmer. He later moved to Guānlùbù Village (官祿[土布]1村).
Hóng Xiùquán started studying in Book Chamber Building (書房閣), a private primary school (私塾), at seven. He was able to recite the Classics after five or six years. Then he tried to take the first-degree (秀才) civil service examinations in Guangzhou at the age of 16, but he failed. He tried three times or twice more, and never succeeded.
He later got the position as an instructor (塾師) at Book Chamber Building and several schoolA school is any place designated for learning. The range of institutions covered by the term varies from country to country. In the United Kingdom, the term school refers primarily to pre- university institutions, and these can for the most part be divides in Lianhuatang (蓮花塘) and other villages.
He came under the influence of Christian missionaries. One night, in a tranceTrance is an altered state of consciousness. To simulate a trance, one mentalist said that you should slump in your chair and act as though you have drunk a bottle of gin. For more information, see hypnosis and ecstasy. Trance is also a type of music.- visionVision can refer to: Visual perception is one of the senses. vision (religion) "Vision" can mean an imagined picturing originating with not-so-divine sources: politicians, business planners and change gurus play on this sense of the word. A company vision, he dreamed of a man in blackThis article is about the color black; for other uses, see Black (disambiguation). Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. Color or light Black can be defined as the visual impression experienced in directions from which no visible li cloakA cloak is a type of loose garment which is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable outfit (e. opera cloak) or uniform. Cloak telling him to purify the land of evil. In Guangzhou, after his second attempt in the exam, he received a copy of the booklet The Benevolent Words to Advise the World (《勸世良言》), written by Liang FaLiang Fa ( in pinyin: liang2 fa1) ( 1789 April 12, 1855), birth surname Gong , courtesy name Zinan , nicknamed Ah Fa ( a1 fa1), was the first Chinese Protestant preacher. He was born in Gulao Village , San Subdistrict , Gaoming District , Zhaoqing Subpref. After reading it in 1843, believed that the man in black in his vision was GodThis article focuses on the concept of singular, monotheistic God . See deity, gods, or goddesses for details on divine entities in specific religions and mythologies. God is a term referring to the supreme being generally believed to be ruler or creator, and that he was the younger sonSon can refer to various things: A male direct descendant If referring to the Korean branch of Buddhism, see Seon Son, a commune in the Ardennes departement in France A town within the municipality of Son en Breugel, in the Netherlands A Cuban musical sty of God, thus brother of Jesus Christ, on earth with a mission to found a new kingdom.
However, it is possible that these divine signs are his post hoc rationalization to gain legitimacy for the Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping.
First, in his house, he burned all Confucian and Buddhist statues and books. This act was considered sacrilegious and insane, and he was attacked by Confucians. So in 1844, he fled to Guangxi, where with Feng Yunshan (馮雲山), he began a new iconoclastic sect called the God Worshippers (拜上帝會), which initially included only a few of his relatives.
He then preached a large number of Hakka coal- burning workers on Zijing Mountain (紫金山) in Guiping District (桂平縣), many of who became members of the sect (Hong himself was a Hakka). He preached a mix of Christianity and communal utopianism . In 1847, he formally studied the Old Testament for four months under Issachar Jacox Roberts (羅孝全) ( 1802- 1871), an American Protestant missionary. But he was never baptized.