Ming Dynasty lives

The Qing did not bring down the Ming, the people did.

If the Qing was supposed halted at Shanhaiguang than it would still have fallen to the various rebellion/revolts taking place across the nation.
 
The Qing did not bring down the Ming, the people did.

If the Qing was supposed halted at Shanhaiguang than it would still have fallen to the various rebellion/revolts taking place across the nation.
Yes and no at the same time: you could say the people brought down the Ming government in Beijing in 1644. That's the conventionally-used date for the end of the Ming, but the Ming loyalists held out in the south for a few more years afterwards until conquered by the Manchu Qing. The thing is, the south was largely spared the rebellions of (roughly) 1639-1644. So if the Manchu are defeated at Shanhai Pass, I think there's a good chance that the Ming might survive in the south. However, the historically disorganized Ming remnant might also be conquered by the Shun.
 
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