After the Ryukyu Kingdom was lost by the Qing Dynasty for a hundred years, why did the Ryukyu people still hold the Qing Dynasty knighthood every year?

Historically, Ryukyu was once a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, and was later incorporated into the territory by Japan. But until now, Ryukyu people still hold the conferring ceremony of the Qing Dynasty every year. It is said that the Japanese have a low sense of identity with Okinawa people. In contrast, they miss the history of being a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty and the time when Ryukyu was independent in internal affairs.

Although the annual conferring ceremony is only a cultural activity, it can also profoundly reflect the inner world of Ryukyu people's longing for autonomy, and also let future generations remember the history of Ryukyu. Japan is a veritable developed country, but the life of Ryukyu people is not easy. They are called second-class citizens in Japan and have long been discriminated against by Japanese natives.

Because of economic backwardness and poor residents, they have long been discriminated against by first-class citizens. The Ryukyu islands are called by themselves for days? Backward and dangerous? This place, which makes Okinawa people in turn reject Japanese culture.

Politically, the Japanese government completely ignores the interests of Okinawa residents. Japan allowed the US military to set up a military base in Okinawa, which fully occupied the land area of Okinawa 1/5. Garrison behavior has seriously affected the lives of local residents. The US military has no respect for these local second-class citizens in the Ryukyu Islands, and some disputes often occur. The Japanese government has always adopted a compromise policy to deal with these disputes, and the legitimate rights and interests of Okinawa people have not been guaranteed in front of the US military.

Judging from the historical evolution, Ryukyu Islands was originally a territory conquered by Japanese forces. No one wants to be oppressed by Japan's colonial management in Okinawa, so it is inevitable that Okinawa people will gradually alienate the Japanese government. From Ryukyu Islands to Okinawa Prefecture, there are many activities against the Japanese government.

The Ryukyu Kingdom in history has been a vassal state of China since the period of Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty. Although it is a vassal state, China does not interfere in the internal affairs of Ryukyu Kingdom, but will support it in some policies. In the Qing Dynasty, there were instructors specially designed for Ryukyu people in imperial academy to train talents for them and bring advanced science and technology to Ryukyu. ? However, the long-term closed door of the Qing Dynasty missed the first industrial revolution, which led to the transition from? The world's number one power? The Qing government was unable to protect Ryukyu, a vassal state.

At that time, Japan rose rapidly through the Meiji Restoration. Not content with being stuck on a small island, Japan began to expand overseas. The Ryukyu Islands, the closest to Japan, have certainly become the prey of Japan. At that time, the Ryukyu Kingdom also asked Qing for protection, but Qing was a piece of fat that everyone coveted at that time, and it was really because of its own troubles that it was unable to help the Ryukyu Kingdom. This led to the final demise of Ryukyu, and Japan forcibly recovered Ryukyu and included it in Okinawa Prefecture.

Influenced by many factors, Okinawa people are unwilling to obey the Japanese notice, and there are also many independent voices. However, as a Ryukyu Islands with an important strategic position and a small geographical area, the road to independence is so long, so now Ryukyu people still hold the ceremony of conferring the Qing Dynasty, which is a nostalgia for history and a yearning for independent regime.