The film begins with the death of Qiu Jin, the preparation, process and failure of the Guangzhou Uprising, and Sun Yat-sen's fundraising speech in the United States, trying to answer such a question: Why the revolution? Why would a woman and mother rather sacrifice their lives to take part in the revolution? Why did young people in their twenties who participated in the Guangzhou Uprising sacrifice their lives for the revolution? Why do overseas Chinese donate money or even sell their ancestral homes to sponsor the revolution?
Because the Manchu government could not give China people the dignity of life, the only way for China to get rid of the fate of being discriminated by the world is revolution! -Dr. Sun Yat-sen said. Why?
Open the modern history of China, shocking! Due to political corruption and economic recession, it was impossible to contain the aggression and oppression of western powers, and it was defeated in the face of repeated attacks by foreign powers. 1894- 1895 The results of the two Opium Wars, the Sino-French War and the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1895 were that China was forced to cede territory and sign a series of unequal treaties, which in turn triggered a frenzy of division among the great powers. It was not until Eight-Nation Alliance entered China and was forced to sign the Treaty of Xin and Chou that China was forced to "raze Dagu Fort and all the fortresses that hindered the capital's access to the sea", that is, to lift its defense, while foreign troops stationed in key areas around Gyeonggi, China, for permanent military occupation. Under the bondage of the unequal treaty system imposed by western colonialism, China gradually "fell into the abyss" of semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.
Of course, the people of China are unwilling to admit the reality of aggression being bullied by foreign powers. In the face of the deepening aggression of foreign powers, there have been waves of anti-imperialist activities. Pursuing national rejuvenation is the goal and ideal of several generations. However, it is very difficult to realize the rejuvenation of modern China: getting rid of the foreign interference, aggression and oppression of imperialism is the first step of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, while getting the broad masses of people out of poverty and making China prosperous and powerful is an even more arduous step. In history, many people have made many attempts to achieve this goal. The Westernization Movement, the Reform Movement of 1898 and the Revolution of 1911 were all the efforts of predecessors. The modern history of China is a history in which people come from ups and downs with such spirit.
Throughout the history of the Revolution of 1911, although we know that the revolution of 19 1 1 failed to change the social nature of old China and the limitations of the people's tragic situation, the Revolution of 1911 swept away the feudal system of two thousand years, wiped out the emperor system and broke the system that monarchies were attacked from generation to generation. Since then, there have been two activities to restore the monarchy, but both failed, indicating that the concept of democracy and harmony has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which has opened the floodgates for China's progress and made the reactionary ruling order no longer stable. This is an immortal feat!
A century's time can't be assumed in a blink of an eye, so it's hard for me to imagine what China would be like today without the national disaster 100 years ago and the brave people who dedicated themselves to their beliefs and ideals.
From women in Qiu Jin, martyrs of the Guangzhou Uprising (actually 89 people can be tested), Wuchang Shouyi soldiers to sympathizers in the old system, Tang Manrou, the daughter of the Qing ambassador to Britain, lobbied Sun Yat-sen to stop lending to the Qing court, bravely stood on the opposite side of the old system and his father, and finally committed suicide with his father. There is also: Lin Juemin's Book of Wives and Concubines represents a young revolutionary. Why abandon his wife and children, give up the future of wealthy families and individuals, and carry out a hopeless revolution? Because the revolution represents the future of China and the hope of the nation, even if you know that you can't see victory, you still have to contribute to the revolution!
Not all revolutionaries are forced to rebel. The most touching thing about China's modern history is that many wealthy families, including young people from the old system families, are willing to give up their superior and happy lives, join their ideals and join the revolution. These people are prophets, the immortal source of the new life of the Chinese nation, and the benevolent people who gave up their lives for justice, as Lu Xun said!
Students, today, we should not forget the backbone of these nations. Nor should those who regard family and personal happiness as the highest standard of living be allowed to slander revolutionaries wantonly and insidiously. Our country is not strong enough, and some people with ulterior motives are constantly making troubles at home and abroad, provoking the crisis of the country and the nation. How can we treat it lightly?
The ancients said: Born in sorrow, died in happiness. How can we who live in a happy world forget this history? What we have to do now is not to pursue fairy-tale innocence in our dreams, but to practice the glorious mission entrusted by the party and the country in reality!
The world rises and falls, who else but me?