Chaoyangmen gate tower, Nanjing (南京市), 1913
Collection
Identifier
OH03-042
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: OH03-042. Chaoyangmen (朝阳门) gate-tower was destroyed during the 'Second Revolution' (pinyin: Er ci geming; Chinese: 二次革命) in the summer of 1913. The Second Revolution was instigated by the Guomindang party, who had won China’s first nationwide democratic elections in 1913. Members organised a rebellion against Yuan Shi-kai after he had ordered the assassination of Song Jiaren, the party's prime-minister designate, in March. The violence lasted from July until early September 1913. The Qing loyalist General Zhang Qun (Ch: 张勋; other: Chang Hsün), who threw in his lot with Yuan, finally took Nanjing back from the GMD rebels.
Caption in album or on mount
CHAOYANGMEN NANKING 1-9-13
