The changes in "Shenbao"'s attitude towards the Revolution of 1911 and the reasons

Attitude: from indifference and criticism to recognition and appreciation. Reason: The Revolution of 1911 was successful and the Republic of China was established

The Revolution of 1911 refers to the year of Xinhai in the Chinese lunar calendar (the third year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty), that is, from 1911 to the beginning of 1912 AD. It aims to overthrow the autocratic monarchy of the Qing Dynasty and establish * A national revolution in politics and government.

The Revolution of 1911 was a national democratic revolution in a relatively complete sense in modern China. It spread the democratic ideals and ideas, greatly promoted the ideological emancipation of the Chinese nation, and promoted the development of China with great shock and influence. social change.

The Revolution of 1911 aimed at opposing the autocratic monarchy and establishing a bourgeois democratic republic. It was a bourgeois democratic revolution in a relatively complete sense. As Mao Zedong pointed out: "China's anti-imperialist and anti-feudal bourgeois democratic revolution, formally speaking, began with Sun Yat-sen." The leaders of the Revolution of 1911 realized that revolution was necessary to save the country. If they wanted to save the nation, they could only survive. Overthrow the feudal imperial power.

With the abolition of the feudal monarchy, all the ugly systems attached to the feudal monarchy were also eliminated one by one, such as the hereditary system, the eunuch system, the coating system, etc. The call for ethnic equality, civil rights and freedom, and people's livelihood and happiness echo across the land of China. The unprecedented democratic atmosphere and the wave of industrial competition have created a vibrant situation. The concept of democracy and harmony began to take root in the hearts of the people, and the democratic concept of "anyone who dares to have an imperial system on his own will be attacked by all the people in the world" was formed in China. Because of this, when Yuan Shikai and Zhang Xun restored the monarchy successively, they were strongly condemned by public opinion and resolutely resisted by the people.