China Marks The Centenary Of The 1911 Revolution

Chinese leaders gather sit beneath a portrait of Sun Yat-sen during an event to mark the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution. (Photo: Minori Iwasaki / Reuters)

Awkward Anniversary: China Marks The Centenary Of The 1911 Revolution -- Time

In a country that claims five millennia of history, what's a mere century? Oct. 10 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of China's 1911 Xinhai Revolution, which ended 2,000 years of imperial rule. The fall of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was precipitated by an uprising in the central Chinese city of Wuchang (now part of Wuhan) that eventually led to the formation of a Chinese republic under the tenuous leadership of Sun Yat-sen.

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