Lin Xu
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Qing Dynasty |
Lin Xu (
Lin Xu was one of the "Six Gentlemen of Wuxu".[3] On September 28, 1898, he was executed at Caishikou Execution Grounds in Beijing via decapitation.[4][5]
Biography
Lin Xu was born in
In April 1898, in response to foreign imperialism and internal political turmoil within the Qing government, Lin co-founded the State Protection Association (保國會) with others to oppose colonialism. He fought for radical social, educational and political reforms in China. As one of the Six Gentlemen who attempted to implement the Hundred Days' Reform programme with backing from the Guangxu Emperor, Lin advocated a radical position in which China adopt a modern-style government and convert the absolute monarchy system into a constitutional monarchy.
However, on 21 September 1898, the conservative faction in the Qing government, led by Empress Dowager Cixi, saw the Hundred Days' Reform programme as a foreign plot to overthrow the government. The State Protection Association was disbanded, and the Hundred Days' Reform was terminated, while the Six Gentlemen were arrested and imprisoned. Seven days later, on 28 September, Empress Dowager Cixi ordered the Six Gentlemen to be executed and beheaded outside Xuanwu Gate in Beijing.
References
- ISBN 978-7-80761-636-8.
- ISBN 978-0-19-530997-3.
- ^ "Lin Xu before and after the Wuxu Reform". People's Daily. 2017-02-23.
- ISBN 978-0-7748-3781-1.
- ^ Xinhua Digest. People's Publishing House. 2004. pp. 72–.
- ^ History of Chinese Literature: Modern Volumes. Jilin People's Publishing House. 1998.
- ISBN 978-7-102-02191-1.
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