On October 10, 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out. With one province after another declaring independence from the Qing Dynasty government. As a result, the rule of the Qing Dynasty collapsed, marking an end to the feudal autocratic monarchy of more than 2,000 years and founding the first republic in Chinese history.
To pay tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution of 1911, with the guidance of Chinese Ministry of Culture, our team designed the photo album which is named "A Century of Change". Through the feature, we will share our insight from our hard work with the readers too.
Oct. 10 1911
The Wuchang Uprising broke out
On the evening of October 10, 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, marking the beginning of the Chinese Revolution of 1911.
The revolutionaries attacked the office of the governor of Hubei and Hunan provinces using three routes. They fought the enemy in a bloody battle until dawn and managed to take over the office. The Wuchang District was then taken over. The revolutionaries founded the Military Government of Hubei Province and asked Li Yuanhong to serve as the leader. Other provinces also actively responded one after another to the great success of the uprising. By the end of November, 14 provinces had declared their independence from the Qing Dynasty. The revolution developed all over China.
Translated by Yang Guozhen
Editor: Shi Liwei
Background's
1、The Preparation of the Revolution
In November 1894, Sun Yat-sen setted up the Xingzhonghui in Honolulu. The next year in February, Sun built the headquarters of Xingzhonghui in Hongkong, and put forward the first guiding principle of the China democratic revolution.
2、The Uprising of the Revolution
The incompetent and corrupt rule of the Qing Dynasty caused extreme anger in Chinese people, finally, In June 1911, the Railway Protection Movement in Sichuan became the trigger of the Chinese Revolution of 1911.
3、The Success and Failure
December 1st, the Qing government signed the armistice with the revolutionary army, and the battle was stopped for three days. This truce is a key turning point that marks the revolution army changed the view from armed struggle to the politics of compromise.
4、Historic
The Chinese Revolution of 1911 is a great bourgeois-democratic revolution, which has far-reaching historic in modern Chinese history.
Historical Remains
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