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Ruan Yuan (1764–1849)
• 1823 Ruan Yuan (1764–1849) publishes Nanbei shupai lun (Discussion of the Calligraphy Schools in the South and the North) and Beipai nantei lun (Discussion of the Stelae in the North and Model Books in the South), which lay down the theoretical foundation for the Stele School. -
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CHINA TIMELINE 1839-1939
THIS TIMELINE COVERS MANY EVENTS WHICH HAPPENS DURING THE TIME 1839-1939 INCLUDE THE RAPE OF NANKING. -
Opium War -
Opium War -- British defeat China in South China and force terms of "Treaty of Nanjing" -
Taiping Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion -
The Miao Rebellion
1854–1873: The Miao Rebellion in China. -
YUAN SHIIKAI
YUAN SHIIKAI INTO POWER 16/SEP/1856-1916 -
BOXER REBELLION
TWO MONTHS OF ATTACKS INCLUDEDS BURNING CHURCHES AND KILLING CHRISIAN CONVERTS. -
End of Confucian Examination System
by 1905 confucian examination system -
WUCHANG UPRISING
THE WUCHANG UPRISING -
Republican Revolution
breaks out in military barracks in Wuchang -- meets little resistance in near-bloodless ouster of Manchu dynasty -
Establishment of Republic of China
Establishment of Republic of China -
KMD/GMD
Sun Yat-sen establishes the "National People's Party" (the Kuo-min-tang [KMT], or Guomindang [GMD]) -
WARLORD ERA
WAR LORD ERA 1916-1928 -
Yuan Shikai dies
Yuan Shikai dies -
WWI
WORLD WAR ONE BEGINS -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles ending World War I signed in France -
death of of Sun Yat-sen
death of of Sun Yat-sen -
The "Nanjing Decade
The "Nanjing Decade" -- KMT in control; capital in Nanjing -
Shanghai massacre,
1927: Shanghai massacre, beginning of the Chinese Civil War -
Northern Expedition
Northern Expedition Purge of CCP by KMT -
: end of the Northern Expedition,
1928: end of the Northern Expedition, Flag of the Republic of China "Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth" flag adopted as the nation's official flag. -
Great Depression
Era of woldwide Great Depression 1929-1934 -
The Long March
KMT "encirclement campaigns" vs. CCP, leads to The Long March -
The War of Resistance Against Japan
The War of Resistance Against Japan (World War II in East Asia) begins with Marco Polo Bridge Incident (7/7/37) 1937-45 // RAPE OF NANKING -
japan invade china
1937: Japan invades China and captures Nanking During this period hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and disarmed soilders were murdered by soilders of the Imperial Japenese Army. -
"Liberation''
"Liberation" -- KMT forces retreat to Taiwan Establishment of the People's Republic of China -
Cultural Revolution
1966-1970 -
Death of Mao Zedong
Death of Mao Zedong (9/9) -
Tiananmen Incident
Tiananmen Incident -
burn of Yuanming Yuan,
1860 French and British troops burn Yuanming Yuan, a Western-style imperial garden and a symbol of Qing splendor completed by Emperor Qianlong.
