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The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan) in the Chinese province of Hubei on 10 October 1911, beginning the Xinhai Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last imperial dynasty.
In November 1911 the revolutionary group in the Wuchang District of Wuhan, China, led by Li Yuanhong came together with the revolutionary group in Shanghai led by Chen Qimei and Cheng Dequan (程德全) to prepare for the establishment of a new central government.
The Wuchang Uprising began when a group of Chinese revolutionaries in the city of Wuchang were working in their hideout, loading rifle shells, when one of them let a cigarette ash fall into gunpowder. The resulting explosion brought an investigation by the police, who discovered lists of the group's members, which included members of the ...
The 1911 Revolution overthrew the Qing government and four thousand years of monarchy. [1] Throughout Chinese history, old dynasties had always been replaced by new dynasties. The 1911 Revolution, however, was the first to overthrow a monarchy completely and attempt to establish a republic to spread democratic ideas throughout China.
The Wuchang Uprising unfolded on October 10, 1911, and marked the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution.Turmoil in the frontier regions of China began to spread. [1]: 58–59 The revolutionaries led by Sun Yat-sen insisted on "getting rid of the Tartars" and rejected the Manchus, creating a new government based completely on Han-dominated China proper.
Because of its proximity to Wuchang, the revolutionaries, during the Wuchang Uprising of the Xinhai Revolution, largely equipped themselves with foreign and locally made weapons stored at this arsenal – some 7,000 rifles, 5 million rounds, 150 pack guns and 2,000 shells. The arsenal, in support of the revolution, switched into full gear and ...
The Battle of Yangxia (simplified Chinese: 阳夏之战; traditional Chinese: 陽夏之戰; pinyin: yángxià zhīzhàn), also known as the Defense of Yangxia (simplified Chinese: 阳夏保卫战; traditional Chinese: 陽夏保衛戰; pinyin: yángxià bǎowèizhàn), was the largest military engagement of the Xinhai Revolution and was fought from October 18 to November 27, 1911, between the ...
The museum is located in the Wuchang District, Wuhan City, with a total construction area of 22,142 square meters. [8] The construction of the Xinhai Revolution Museum started in August 2009 and was completed in September 2011, and has been open to the public for free since October 15, 2011. [9]