Site of Military Government of Wuchang Uprising

This is the place where the first shot of the revolution of 1911 was fired. Its main body is divided into two squares, North Square and North Square. The North Square was originally the Hubei Provincial Consultative Bureau in the late Qing Dynasty. After the success of the Wuchang Uprising, the revolutionaries set up a military government here, once acting as the "central government of the Republic of China", and now it is the memorial hall of the Wuchang Uprising of the revolution of 1911. Because its main building is a red building, it is also called the "red building" ”。 The South Square is a new square built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the revolution of 1911, in which stands a red triangle building, known as the Museum of the revolution of 1911.

Site of Military Government of Wuchang Uprising

The former site of Wuchang Uprising military government, also known as Honglou, is located in the north end of Yuemachang, south of Sheshan mountain, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, covering an area of more than 18000 square meters

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The former site of Wuchang Uprising military government faces south. The layout is in the shape of "mountain". The main building is a red building with brick and wood structure, 73 meters wide and 42 meters deep. The main building has two floors

. The remains of the former site of Wuchang Uprising military government include the assembly hall of the governor's office, the living room of the governor Li, the room of the Guard officer, etc

. The former site of Wuchang Uprising military government embodies the revolutionary spirit of daring to be the first in the world in order to create a new social system and the construction spirit of building a new society, which has important historical value

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On March 4, 1961, the former site of Wuchang Uprising military government was announced by the State Council of the people's Republic of China as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units

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Historical evolution

In 1909, the building of Hubei Provincial Advisory Bureau was built

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In 1910, the building of Hubei Provincial Advisory Bureau was completed

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On October 10, 1911, the Wuchang Uprising of the 1911 Revolution was successful

On October 11, revolutionaries and uprising soldiers set up the governor's office of the military government of the Republic of China in the building of the Advisory Bureau of Hubei Province

On November 9, Song Jiaoren drafted the "Ezhou interim treaty" in the military government of the Republic of China, which was promulgated by the Nanjing interim government in 1912《 The blueprint of the provisional constitution

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In April 1912, Sun Yat Sen visited the governor's office of the military government of the Republic of China, delivered a speech in the conference hall, and took a group photo with the military and political personnel of the governor's office in the back garden

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From January 1924 to July 1927, the General Political Department of the Northern Expedition army and the Hubei provincial Party Department of the Kuomintang were set up at the former site of the Wuchang Uprising military government

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In 1931, a bronze statue of Sun Yat Sen was built in front of the former site of the Wuchang Uprising military government

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In 1938, during the battle in Wuhan, the former site of the Wuchang Uprising military government was destroyed by Japanese artillery fire, leaving only the southeast turret and part of the east wall

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In 1949, after the liberation of Wuhan, the first Hubei provincial Party committee was at the former site of the Wuchang Uprising military government

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Site features

The former site of Wuchang Uprising military government covers an area of more than 18000 square meters, with a construction area of nearly 10000 square meters. It faces south and is in the shape of "mountain". The main building is a red building with red walls, red tiles and brick wood structure, 73 meters in width and 42 meters in depth. The main building has two floors, with a church like watchtower at the top of the upper floor, in the style of European classical architecture There is a row of red bungalows. There is a gate with iron bars at the exit in front of the gate. The two sides of the gate are gatehouses. The red low wall with iron bars in the upper half extends from both sides of the gatehouse and connects with the left and right bungalows to form a square courtyard. There is a bronze statue of Sun Yat sen in front of the gate

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Cultural relics

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The remains of the former site of the Wuchang Uprising military government include the assembly hall of the governor's office, the living room of the governor Li, the office of the health officer, the office of the consultant, the office of the Secretary, the office of the receiver, the office of the military conference, the Office of the general staff, the office of the inspector general, the office of the inspector general, the office of the Ministry of civil affairs, the Ministry of military order, the Ministry of military affairs, the office of the communicators, the Ministry of foreign affairs, the office of the reception of the governor, and the Office of the governor

 

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Assembly hall of dududufu

The eighteen star flag of iron blood (Army Flag of the Republic of China) is set in the center of the rostrum in the assembly hall of the governor's office, implying that all the Han compatriots unite to overthrow the rule of the Qing Dynasty with "iron blood spirit"

 

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Living room of governor Li

The living room of governor Li is located at the east end of the second floor of the former site of the Wuchang Uprising military government, facing the Guard officer's room. Li Yuanhong was originally the commander of the 21st mixed Association of the north new army of Qinghu. After the Wuchang Uprising, he was elected as the governor of Dadu. Li Yuanhong did not want to take office, so the revolutionaries would place him in the room, and the Guard officer would take care of his daily life.

Health officer's Office

The guard room is opposite to the living room of governor Li. The main duty of the guard is to be responsible for the safety and daily life of the governor

 

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Consultant Office

A group of revolutionary party members and members of the Advisory Bureau of the former Qing Dynasty were employed as advisors to the governor's office

 

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Secretary Office

Secretary office, the secretary is an important staff of the governor, appointed by the governor himself, whose responsibility is to manage the documents of the governor's office, keep the documents and guard. The main documents, announcements and notes of the governor's office are drafted by the secretary. Song Jiaoren, a revolutionary party member, once drafted the famous "Ezhou provisional treaty law" here

 

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Manager's Office

In charge of the receiving and sending of documents in the governor's office

 

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Military conference room

The military conference room was a special place for the governor's office to hold military meetings, where many major military decisions were formed; Huang Xing held military meetings in the Yangxia defense war

 

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General staff

The General Staff Department is one of the four departments initially set up by the governor's office of the Hubei army. Its responsibility is to assist the governor in formulating the operational plan. At the time of the establishment of the governor's office, the military and civil affairs were the most important affairs, and the general staff took charge of most of them

 

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Inspector general's office of each department

The office of the inspector general of each ministry, which was promoted by the uprising personnel and appointed by the governor, was responsible for inspecting all ministries and administrative organs, inspecting all armies, participating in important meetings and personnel arrangements, and handling special affairs. Cai Jimin, a revolutionary party member, once held this post

 

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Chief inspector's Office

The office of the chief inspector general, who was elected from among the people who started to organize the uprising, was responsible for supervising the employment and administrative affairs of the departments of the governor's office of the Hubei army. Liu Gong, a senior revolutionary, took up the post

 

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Ministry of Civil Affairs

The Ministry of civil affairs is one of the four departments initially set up by the governor of Hubei army, whose main responsibility is to be responsible for local administrative affairs. Tang Hualong, former speaker of Hubei Advisory Bureau, once served as Minister of the Ministry of civil affairs when it was renamed the Ministry of political affairs

 

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Military command department

The military order department is one of the four departments initially set up in the governor's office of the Hubei army. Its main responsibility is to follow the orders of the governor, issue military orders and dispatch troops. Du Xijun, an old military officer, once served as Minister of military order

 

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Ministry of military affairs

The Ministry of military affairs is one of the four departments initially set up in the governor's office of Hubei army, which is mainly responsible for military administration and military logistics. Sun Wu, Jiang Yiwu and Zhang Zhenwu, members of the revolutionary party, once served as principal and vice ministers of the Ministry of military affairs

 

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Communication room

The messenger room is responsible for the arrangement and reception of visitors from the governor's office

 

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of foreign affairs is one of the nine ministries (military orders, staff, military affairs, internal affairs, foreign affairs, financial management, transportation, justice and establishment) set up by the governor's office of the Hubei army. It is in charge of foreign affairs and administration. Hu Ying, a member of the revolutionary party, was once minister. The establishment of the Ministry is one of the signs that the governor of Hubei army began to perform the functions and powers of the central military government on behalf of the central military government

 

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Reception room of the governor

In April 1912, during Sun Yat Sen's visit to Hubei, he used it as a reception room to receive Hubei military politicians and other representatives from all walks of life

 

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Governor's meeting room

The governor's conference room, different from the conference hall on the first floor and the military conference room on the second floor, is in the middle of the scale. It is mainly used as a place for various military and political meetings presided over by the governor. Sometimes, governor Li is also there