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4 days ago · With no nationally known revolutionary leaders on hand, the rebels coerced a colonel, Li Yuanhong, to assume military command, although only as a figurehead.
2 days ago · They quickly occupied Hankou and Hanyang, on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and made Li Yuanhong their commander. On Oct. 14, the Qing court in Beijing ordered Yinchang and Feng Guozhang to lead the Pei-yang Army Corps (also called the "Beiyang Army"), the regime's strongest military unit, against the Wuhan uprising.
3 days ago · Li Yuanhong's retirement life: retired to Tianjin, invested in industry, donated to education, and mourned after his death. Once upon a time, the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China were an era of change, and Li Yuanhong was like a shining bright...
1 day ago · The 1911 Revolution was a turning point in Chinese history. It marked the beginning of a new era by forming a republic, ending the three-hundred-year-old imperial rule. Political corruption, economic hardship, social unrest, and the influence of Western ideas were some of the factors that led to the revolution.
1 day ago · The Republic of China ( ROC ), or simply China, was a sovereign state on mainland China from 1912 to 1949, when the government retreated to Taiwan, where it continues to be based. [f] The ROC was established after the 1911 Revolution against the Qing dynasty, ending the imperial history of China. The ROC government was ruled by the Kuomintang ...
1 day ago · Nicknamed Superman, Li Ka-shing is revered as one of the most influential businessmen in Asia. Li retired as chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings in May 2018 but remains...
2 days ago · Li is the co-founder of Baidu, China's most popular internet search engine. The Beijing-based company has about 667 million monthly active users and reported revenue of 135 billion yuan ($19...
