Xīnhài Gémìng jiéshù le Zhōngguó liǎngqiān duō nián de fēngjiàn dì zhì.
The Xinhai Revolution ended more than two thousand years of imperial rule in China.
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history
Named after the 辛亥 year in the sexagenary cycle (1911). Triggered by the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, it led to the abdication of the last Qing emperor Puyi in February 1912 and the founding of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen.
culture
In Taiwan, October 10 is still marked as a holiday, 双十节 (Double Tenth), in memory of the uprising.
