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Jun 16, 2021 · Learn how Sun Yat-sen founded Whampoa Military Academy in 1924 to unite the Nationalist and Communist parties against warlords and foreign powers. Explore the role of the academy in shaping the party army, the United Front, and the Three People's Principles.
The Republic of China Military Academy (Chinese: 中華民國陸軍軍官學校; pinyin: Zhōnghúa Mīngúo Lùjūn Jūnguān Xúexiào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Lio̍k-kun Kun-koaⁿ Ha̍k-hāu), also known as the Chinese Military Academy (CMA), is the service academy for the army.
On 15 June 2024, the Taipei City government launched a photo exhibition on the “Spirit of the Whampoa Military Academy” at the City Hall courtyard. Taipei Mayor Wayne Chiang Wan-an presided over the lively event, which was attended by crowds of people, including over a hundred retired high-ranking military officers.
The Whampoa Academy, headed by Sun’s successor, Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi), was to train the officers for the revolutionary army. Lin had been at the academy less than a year when Chiang launched the Northern Expedition in July 1926.
Learn about China's modern revolutionary history at this reconstructed military school that trained both Kuomintang and communist elites. The academy is on Chángzhōu Island, accessible by ferry or private boat from Xīnzhōu Pier.
The Kuomintang Army Officer Academy, commonly known as the Whampoa Military Academy, was a military academy of the Republic of China (ROC) which produced many prestigious commanders who fought in many of China's conflicts in the 20th century, notably the Northern Expedition, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
Jun 16, 2023 · Learn how China's first modern military academy, founded by Sun Yat-sen in 1924, produced rival factions in the KMT and the Communist Party. Explore the history, the Soviet influence, and the legacy of Whampoa Academy.
