100th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution and Republic of China
Date | 10 October 2011 |
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Also known as | 中華民國100年國慶 |
Website | ROC Centenary Foundation |
History of the Republic of China |
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Taiwan portal |
Celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China were held on 10 October 2011, on the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution. It was celebrated in both mainland China and Taiwan, ruled by the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) respectively, but the connotation and significance of the celebrations varied between the two.
Background
On 10 October 1911, the
Celebration
Taiwan
On New Year's Eve 2011, a large celebration took place at Keelung River.[3] About 850,000 people celebrated at Xinyi District including NT$60 million worth of fireworks.[4]
The official Double Ten Day ceremony began on the morning of 10 October 2011 when a flag raising ceremony was held. Subsequent activities followed, including a military parade involving more than 1,000 military personnel, 71 aircraft and 168 vehicles.
President
There were also 5634 people who reportedly married exactly on the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, at 10 minutes to 10 am on 10 October.[9] This is double 2010 and 18 times more than the average day.[9]
Mainland China
The 100th anniversary ceremony was held at the
In
Culture
In 2010, one of the main anniversary events was to make a film on the life of Sun Yat-sen shot in places where he lived and worked, including Britain, Singapore, Japan and Hawaii. The government provided
Additional responses
Taiwan green-camp and aboriginal responses
Keynotes made by Hu Jintao were interpreted by members of the
Bans and censorships
In April 2011 an inter-university debate related to Sun Yat-sen was supposed to be hosted by the
Controversy
Principles
Criticism was in particular directed at the PRC, saying that the government spend more money on its poor, sick and elderly instead on the anniversary celebration.[22] Activist Wang Dan criticized the PRC government's celebration of democracy as "ironic".[1]
Anthem choice
During the PRC ceremony in the Great Hall of the People, only the
In ROC, for the preparation of the anniversary, new songs were made and chosen to commemorate the founding of the ROC. One of the requirements was that the composer be an ROC citizen.[23] But according to legislator Chen Ting-fei (陳亭妃), the songs available for voting may not have been from ROC citizens, as the evaluation was sloppy.[23]
Slogan issues
The original slogan for the Pan-Blue camp was "Republic of China, Founded 100 Years" (中華民國,建國一百), but was later changed to "Republic of China, Splendid 100" (中華民國,精彩一百). The words meaning "building country" (建國) were replaced with "splendid" (精彩).[6][24]
Nomenclature impasse
In 2009, amid planning for the celebrations, Beijing suggested that the PRC and ROC hold joint centennial celebrations, on the condition that the term "Republic of China" not be used. President Ma Ying-jeou rejected the idea.[25]
See also
References
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- ^ a b South China morning post. 5 December 2010. One big party for Sun worshippers.
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- ^ a b c Sui, Cindy (10 October 2011). "BBC News – Legacy debate as Republic of China marks 100 years". BBC News. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ a b "ROC centennial committee laments media controversy". Taipei Times. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ South China morning post. 11 October 2011. 'Accept history' Taiwan's Ma urges Beijing.
- ^ a b c "Record numbers attend National Day celebrations". Taiwan today. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ a b "世界新聞網-北美華文新聞、華商資訊 – 百年雙十 5634對新人 步紅毯". Worldjournal.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d South China morning post. Hu makes case for reunification. 10 October 2011.
- ^ a b South China morning post. 9 October 2011. Cradle of revolt hoping to cash in.
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- ^ a b "纪念辛亥革命100周年系列活动新闻发布会在广东咨议局旧址举行广东革命历史博物馆". Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
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- ^ "Hong Kong Stamps Commemorate Centenary of Xinhai Revolution". Stamp Collecting Information. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ South China morning post. 10 October 2011. Island media accused leader of using Sun for own goals.
- ^ a b c "Aborigines plan to hold symbolic 'headhunt' of ROC". Taipei Times. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "Aborigines hold headhunt in Taipei to rid evil spirits". Taipei Times. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ Agence France-Presse 10 October 2011 04:01 PM. "KMT blasts Tsai Ing-wen for flip-flop on R.O.C. – Taiwan News Online". Taiwannews.com.tw. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
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