Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kubvira ipapo, Duanfang akatora chinzvimbo chomutongi wedunhu reShaanxi, mukomishinari anotarisira, uye mumiririri gavhuna weShaanxi. Muna 1900, pashure pokunge Beijing yapambwa nemauto eEight-Nation Alliance pashure pokunge
Muhondo yeBeijing, Mambokadzi Chirikadzi Cixi naMambo weGuangxu vakatizira kuShaanxi. Duanfang akachinjirwa kunzvimbo itsva semutungamiriri wehurumende yeruwa rweHenan, ndokuzochinjirwa kuva gavhuna weHubei. Muna 1902, Duanfang akashanda saMutevedzeri waMambo weLiangjiang, Mushure meizvozvo, akaendeswa kunzvimbo nyowani saGavhuna weHunan. Mumigove yake yakatevedzana, akakurudzira vadzidzi kuti vadzidze kunze kwenyika, anozivikanwa semunhu akavhenekerwa, "anoshingairira ruzivo mune zvekunze uye zvemukati".