Wuhan is the capital of Hubei Province in the People's Republic of China. With a population of over eleven million,it is the most populous city in Hubei and the ninth most populous city in China. It is also one of the nine national central cities.
Wuchang is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan,the capital of Hubei Province,China. It is the oldest of the three cities that merged into modern-day Wuhan,and stood on the right (southeastern) bank of the Yangtze River,opposite the mouth of the Han River. The two other cities,Hanyang and Hankou,were on the left (northwestern) bank,separated from each other by the Han River.
The 1911 Revolution,also known as the Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution,ended China's last imperial dynasty,the Qing dynasty,and led to the establishment of the Republic of China. The revolution was the culmination of a decade of agitation,revolts,and uprisings. Its success marked the collapse of the Chinese monarchy,the end of 2,132 years of imperial rule in China and 276 years of the Qing dynasty,and the beginning of China's early republican era.
Huang Xing or Huang Hsing was a Chinese revolutionary leader and politician,and the first commander-in-chief of the Republic of China. As one of the founders of the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Republic of China,his position was second only to Sun Yat-sen. Together they were known as Sun-Huang during the Xinhai Revolution. He was also known as the "Eight Fingered General" because of wounds sustained during war. His tomb is on Mount Yuelu,in Changsha,Hunan,China.
The Beiyang Army,named after the Beiyang region,was a large,Western-style Imperial Chinese Army established by the Qing dynasty government in the late 19th century. It was the centerpiece of a general reconstruction of Qing China's military system. The Beiyang Army played a major role in Chinese politics for at least three decades and arguably right up to 1949. It made the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 possible,and,by dividing into warlord factions known as the Beiyang Clique,ushered in a period of regional division.
Hankou,alternately romanized as Hankow,was one of the three towns merged to become modern-day Wuhan city,the capital of the Hubei province,China. It stands north of the Han and Yangtze Rivers where the Han flows into the Yangtze. Hankou is connected by bridges to its triplet sister towns Hanyang and Wuchang.
Cen Chunxuan,courtesy name Yunjie,was a Zhuang Chinese politician who lived in the late Qing dynasty and Republic of China.
Zhao Erxun,courtesy name Cishan,art name Wubu,was a Chinese political and military officeholder who lived in the late Qing dynasty. He served in numerous high-ranking positions under the Qing government,including Viceroy of Sichuan,Viceroy of Huguang,and Viceroy of the Three Northeast Provinces. After the fall of the Qing dynasty,he became a historian and was the lead editor of the Draft History of Qing.
The Viceroy of Huguang,fully in Chinese as the Governor-General of Hubei,Hunan and Other Local Areas,in Charge of Military Affairs,Food and Wages and Governor Affairs,was one of eight regional Viceroys during the Qing dynasty. The Viceroy of Huguang had jurisdiction of military,civil,and political affairs over then Hubei Province and then Hunan Province.
The 1911 Revolution spread from China proper to Xinjiang,where fighting occurred between Qing loyalists and the Anti-Qing Revolutionary Party (反清革命党人). Fighting took place mainly in Yili.
Cheng Qian was a Chinese army officer and politician who held very important military and political positions in both the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. Educated at the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and Waseda University,he first met Sun Yat-sen in Tokyo,becoming an early supporter. Later,under Chiang Kai-shek,he was one of the most powerful members of the Kuomintang,notably serving as Chief of Staff of the Military Affairs Commission during the Second Sino–Japanese War.
The Provisional Government of the Republic of China was a provisional government established during the Xinhai Revolution by the revolutionaries in 1912. After the success of the Wuchang Uprising,revolutionary provincial assembly representatives held a conference in the district of Wuchang,China,which framed the organizational outline of the Provisional Government.
The Battle of Yangxia,also known as the Defense of Yangxia,was the largest military engagement of the Xinhai Revolution and was fought from October 18 to November 27,1911,between the revolutionaries of the Wuchang Uprising and the loyalist armies of the Qing dynasty. The battle was waged in Hankou and Hanyang,which along with Wuchang collectively form the tri-cities of Wuhan in central China. Though outnumbered by the Qing armies and possessing inferior arms,the revolutionaries fought valiantly in defense of Hankou and Hanyang. After heavy and bloody fighting,the stronger loyalist forces eventually prevailed by taking over both cities,but 41 days of determined resistance by the Revolutionary Army allowed the revolution to strengthen elsewhere as other provinces defied the Qing dynasty. The fighting ended after the commander-in-chief of the Qing forces,Gen. Yuan Shikai,agreed to a cease-fire and sent envoys to peace talks with the revolutionaries. Political negotiations eventually led to the abdication of the Last Emperor,the end of the Qing dynasty and the formation of a unity government for the newly established Republic of China.
The Railway Protection Movement,also known as the "Railway Rights Protection Movement",was a political protest movement that erupted in 1911 in late Qing China against the Qing government's plan to nationalize local railway development projects and transfer control to foreign banks. The movement,centered in Sichuan province,expressed mass discontent with Qing rule,galvanized anti-Qing groups and contributed to the outbreak of the 1911 Revolution. The mobilization of imperial troops from neighboring Hubei Province to suppress the Railway Protection Movement created the opportunity for revolutionaries in Wuhan to launch the Wuchang Uprising,which triggered the revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty and established the Republic of China.
Meng Caicheng was one of the leaders of the Railway Protection Movement,which contributed to the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty and established the Republic of China.
Zhan Dabei (1888-1927) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. He was an anti-Manchu rebel active at the time of the 1911 Revolution. He later became a left-wing member of the Nationalist Party,or KMT,and was executed as a Communist partisan in 1927.
The prefecture-level city of Wuhan,the capital city of Hubei province,China,has a long and rich history that dates back over 3,500 years. Starting out from the Shang dynasty-era archaeological site at Panlongcheng associated with Erligang culture,the region would become part of the E state and Chu state during the Zhou dynasty. The region evolved into an important port on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River,and the cities of Hanyang,Hankou and Wuchang were united into the city of Wuhan in 1926. Wuhan briefly serving as the capital city of China in 1927 and in 1937. Modern-day Wuhan is known as 'China's Thoroughfare' (九省通衢) due to its status as a major transportation hub,with dozens of railways,roads and expressways passing through the city and connecting to other major cities.
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Xiliang was a Chinese official of Mongol heritage who served as the Viceroy of several provinces during the late Qing Dynasty. Xiliang was a Qing loyalist who supported moderate reforms and strongly opposed Western imperialism in China. He enthusiastically supported the Self-Strengthening Movement and the New Policies,but he opposed the spread of European culture and was sympathetic to the Boxer Rebellion. His efforts at reform saw mixed results. While generally praised by his superiors,Xiliang was also hampered by opposing factions in the Imperial Court and intervention by Western powers. His provincial administrations occasionally provoked popular unrest and accusations of corruption. During the final years of the Qing,Xiliang became an advocate of constitutional government. He ultimately failed to change Imperial policy in time to prevent the 1911 Revolution and retired from public life after the dynasty fell.
Li Jihong,whose courtesy name was Zikuan and whose Dharma name was empty,was a Chinese politician. He was born in Yingcheng,Hubei Province He once participated in the Chinese Tongmenghui and was one of the founding fathers of the Chinese Kuomintang. He served as a citizen of Hubei Province. Congress delegates. He was a lay disciple of Master Taixu,a famous Buddhist layman,and played an important role in the Chinese Buddhist Association.
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