One hundred years have just passed since the Revolution of 1911, and its historical significance is not easy for us to see clearly. Especially today, when the direct consequences of this revolution continue to ferment, the theme we can generalize seems to be the revolution, and what we can say is the end of the Qing Dynasty, the end of the imperial system, the compromises, persistence and concessions of all parties, and avoiding massive bloodshed and continuous turmoil. These are undoubtedly correct and worthwhile.

The Revolution of 1911 made the Qing Dynasty history.

Like most cases in the last years of Chinese dynasties, the occurrence of the Revolution of 1911 did not mean that the last years of the Qing Dynasty were miserable, but that there was real political corruption and economic crisis, and the rulers could not rule as usual. In fact, the real situation may be just the opposite. The occurrence of the Revolution of 1911 and the reason why the Revolution of 1911 came to that stage were not only based on a series of unexpected events, but also had its inevitable historical connection, which was both the fate of the Qing court and the historical necessity.

In fact, judging from the historical process, the Revolution of 1911 was mainly caused by two things, one was that the Qing court turned the responsible cabinet into a royal cabinet, and the other was that the railway nationalization policy led to national riots. Faced with these two things, the Qing court didn't know how to make concessions or compromise, otherwise it would be too late to make concessions and the effect would be gone.