太平天国是中国历史上规模最大、时间较长的一次农民革命运动。它存在了十四年，势力发展到十八个省，攻下了六百多个城市，动摇了清政府统治基础，在中国历史上写下了光辉的一页。本文试从几个方面浅析太平天国存在十四年的原因。19世纪SO、6O年代社会大背景，为农民起义和发 The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is the largest and longer peasant revolution movement in Chinese history. It has existed for fourteen years and its forces have evolved into 18 provinces and captured more than 600 cities. It shaken the foundation of the Qing government’s rule and wrote a glorious page in Chinese history. This article tries to analyze the reasons for the existence of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for fourteen years from several aspects. 19th century SO, 6O social background, peasant uprising and hair