Why are Japanese called "Japanese devils"? Where does the word "Japanese devils" come from?

People in China give many names to foreigners. In ancient times, there was a saying that "foreigners from the east to the west and foreigners from the north", but in modern times, all these names disappeared and were replaced by various devils, such as Japanese devils and British devils. Why are foreigners called devils? Here are a few statements. Why are Japanese called Japanese devils by us? Not many people know.

First, the Qing emperor received foreign envoys and asked foreigners to kneel down, but foreigners didn't want to, and the contradictions between the two sides were quite different. Then a minister of the Qing dynasty told the emperor: "Fan Yi with red hair is not only different from his beard and hair, but also has a different body structure. His knees are straight and can't bend, and he walks around like a zombie. Hearing this, the emperor turned out to be like this! Therefore, foreigners are called devils, and this word has been passed down to this day.

Secondly, after the Opium War, 1840, foreigners invaded our country frequently, especially 1860, when the British and French allied forces set fire to Yuanmingyuan and 1900, when Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing. These invaders raped and plundered everything, just like the ghosts in the story, inhuman, with blue eyes, yellow hair and red beard, so they were called devils!

Third, Li Hongzhang did not show weakness. With a stroke of a pen, he wrote a bottom Li m: right (ch right) right (Mei Yi) right (w right ng) right (Li right ng), four imps, ghosts! "People know after applause. Since then, people have called the Japanese aggressors "devils" instead of "Japanese pirates".

Fourth, the ancients thought that overseas countries were ghost countries. There is a story in Jane Yizhi written by Hong Mai in the Song Dynasty: Yang Erlang, a businessman in the Southern Song Dynasty, was shipwrecked and drifted to an island. After landing, "men and women are naked and get together." Ghost mother, the leader of the ghost, said that since I'm here, I'll stay here and let a ghost girl marry him and live with him. Yang Erlang lived in a ghost country for two years, eating and drinking like a dead man. Although I don't have a baby, ghost couples are also very harmonious. Since overseas is a ghost country, foreigners naturally become devils.