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.
Centenary of 1911 Revolution
China is shooting a blockbuster movie and building museums in honor of the 1911 Revolution, whose centenary will be celebrated this year on both sides of the Strait.
Also known as the Xinhai Revolution, the uprising in 1911 was remembered for creating the Republic of China, the first republic in the Asian history.
Its spiritual leader, Sun Yat-sen, was also the founder of the Kuomintang party, or KMT.
The Republic of China, however, ended its rule after the KMT was defeated by the Chinese Communist Party and retreated to Taiwan in 1949.
Both the Chinese mainland and Taiwan are planning to hold a grand celebration of the revolution's 100th anniversary. It will fall on October 10th this year.
On the mainland, an epic movie depicting the revolution will hit the screen in September to recall the event.
Named Xinhai Revolution, the movie is another blockbuster China has made to present landmark revolutions.
The previous film was Founding of a Republic, which hailed the 60th anniversary of the birth of the People's Republic of China in 2009.
Apart from encouraging people to attend the cinema, many Chinese cities are also arranging exhibitions featuring the revolution.
In the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the revolution began, a new museum will be opened on the eve of the centenary.
The city has also mounted a global search for lost materials and artifacts related to the revolution.
So far, the museum has received 40 pieces of artifacts retrieved by purchases and 70 by donations, including three from Taiwan.
The three artifacts, including one photograph and two calligraphies by revolutionary figures, were contributed by the leader of a Taiwan-based exchange promotion organization.
The spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council says the Chinese mainland supported a joint celebration of the anniversary with Taiwan.
He says the commemoration of the revolution will help unite people across the Strait in achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Source from xinhuanet.com
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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