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1911October 1911 – 1 January 1912 · Nanjing

Xinhai Revolution and the founding of the Republic of China

The Presidential Palace in Nanjing, where Sun Yat-sen took office as president of the new republic
Photo: KimonBerlin. CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

An army uprising at Wuchang in October 1911 spread across southern China, and on 1 January 1912 Sun Yat-sen was inaugurated in Nanjing as provisional president of the Republic of China. The last Qing emperor abdicated weeks later, ending more than 2,000 years of imperial rule. Sun's mausoleum on Purple Mountain overlooks the city.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Presidential PalaceOffice where Sun Yat-sen took office, later the Nationalist government seat.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: Sun Yat-sen MausoleumLong stairway up Purple Mountain to Sun's tomb.Map ↗

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