太平天国对中国历史,尤其是对中国的近代化历程产生了举足轻重的影响,有关中国近代史的绝大部分问题脱离了太平天国就将无法解释。但由于其本身缺陷太多且最后以失败告终,加之现存绝大部分文献资料都出当时的自敌对阵营,因此诬蔑、丑化太平天国的现象严重。为天国事业抛头颅洒热血的先烈们往往只能以贼、匪的污秽面目留存于过往的记载中。然而,随着研究工作的不断深入,战争中破坏情况的真实细节开始越来越多地为人所知。晚清戏剧舞台上曾热演过一出 The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had a pivotal influence on Chinese history, especially on China’s modernization process. Most of the issues concerning the modern history of China would not be explained by the departure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. However, because of its inherent shortcomings and its failure in the end, combined with the vast majority of existing documents are out of the hostile camp at the time, so slander, demonization of the Taiping Heavenly State was grave. The spilled blood of martyrs for the cause of heaven often can only be retained in past records by the filth of thieves and bandits. However, with the deepening of research work, the real details of the wreckage in the war are beginning to be more and more known. Late Qing drama stage had a heat show