The purpose of this study is to analyze, compare the differences and the similarities as well as the historical significances of Vietnamese reform thought in the latter half of the 19th century. The research framework includes three parts: firstly, the study integrates into a whole and brings up a general understanding of the reform thought and the specific practice of Qing’s Yang Wu Movement. Secondly, makes a general analysis and certainty in accordance with Vietnamese reform thought. Finally, this analysis carries out the success and the failure of the differences and the similarities which are mentioned above. Hopefully, this research would provide a reference to researchers who are interested in modern reform issues and to further studies in related topic in the future.