The Republic of China and The Emergence of New China
1 min readRepublic of China（1912-1949）
Guided by the Three Principles of the People，”nationalism，democracy，and people’s livelihood”，Dr.Sun Yat-sen（1866-1925）led people to overthrow the Qing Dynasty through the renowned 1911 Revolution and gave birth to the Republic of China，ending the feudal monarchic rule in China which lasted for more than 2，000 years.
In 1919 the May 4th Movement broke out which was an anti-imperialism and feudalism movement.This brought about a drastic change in society that fueled the birth of the Communist Party of China which was founded in 1921.From July 193 7 to August 1945 were the periods of Chinese people fighting bravely against the Japanese aggressors.The War of Resistance against Japan was a turning point in modern Chinese history，for it ended thedivided situation since the Opium War of 1840 and greatly enhanced the Chinese people’s national spirit to get united and protect their state sovereignty.
Emergence of New China（1949）
On October 1，1949，the People’s Republic of China was officially established with the famous declaration of Chairman Mao Zedong on the Tian’anmen Square”the Chinese people have ever since stood up”.Beijing is the capital ofnew China and Chinese people entered a new modern age.
