Mankind achieved tremendous leaps and bounds that built the modern world. Easier connection, taller buildings, and greater food choices have been a far cry from where civilization took its roots during the Neolithic Age and the Revolution born on that period.What was the Neolithic Revolution?
Mankind achieved tremendous leaps and bounds that built the modern world. Easier connection, taller buildings, and greater food choices have been a far cry from where civilization took its roots during the Neolithic Age and the Revolution born on that period.Who was the Empress Dowager Cixi? - Part 2
With another 5-year old Emperor in the throne, Cixi once again played
the role of regent. With the 1st regency running from 1875 – 1879, while
the 2nd regency saw its course from 1898 – 1908. Her regency during the reign
of the Guangxu Emperor earned her the notoriety her name became synonymous with.
Who was the Empress Dowager Cixi? - Part 1
Documentaries, books, and articles have depicted the Empress Dowager
Cixi as the malignant force filled with vanity and naivety that held China back from reforming. A powerful concubine who rose up as the most powerful figure in
China, so much so she appointed 2 of China’s Emperor.What are the causes of the Xinhai Revolution of 1911?
1911 marked the end of the Ancien Regime for China. The Xinhai Revolution of 1911 put an end
in to the institution that steered the country for more than a millennium.
Though ideas of emperors remained alive, it had no hopes of restoration.
However, what caused the Xinhai Revolution?
Who was Liang Qichao?
Ideas, like seeds, when sowed to the ground, it will take root then grow into trees. Liang Qichao’s
ideas on reforming China became the seeds from which the root Mao Zedong appeared
and finally grew to the tree in form of the People’s Republic of China.Death of an Empire - 1911 Chinese Revolution
Despite Wuhan having today a terrible image as
ground zero for COVID-19, it had earned a place in Chinese history as the
center of a Revolution that marked the end of an era and a dawn of another.
Who was Yuan Shikai? - Part 2
While the Qing Dynasty suffered its decline, Yuan’s fate saw the
opposite. He rose up to become of the most influential officials and court.
However, with this rise, he collected enemies who strike against him in the
most opportune time. From then on he faced a roller coaster ride of ups and
downs that would lead him to one of the most prominent figures in a time of
great turbulence in Chinese history.
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