1912 marked an important turning point in Chinese history, when the imperial period that lasted for more than 2000 years uninterrupted came to a crashing end and a new republic, the first of its kind in China, came into being. On January 1, 1912, a band-new provisional government was established and seated in Nanjing with Dr. Sun Yat-sen as the President, ushering a new modern era for the Middle Kingdom without a monarch.
However, the year of 1912 was rife with twists and turns, with Sun Yat-sen giving up his presidency to Yuan Shikai and the capital moved to Beijing four months later. To look back at the epoch-making but also tumultuous time period 110 years ago, the Renwen Society presents a lecture by Prof. Jiang Liangqin, a renowned scholar at Nanjing University specializing in the Republican era on January 8, to discuss events that unfolded prior to, during, and following 1912.
A professor at the School of History at Nanjing University, Dr. Jiang Liangqin also serves as the Executive Director of the Center for the History of the Republican China of the University. Her research interests and expertise cover the history of the Republican China, and the history of the relationships between China and foreign countries in modern China among others. She is the author of many published works in her research areas.
Free, but advanced registration is requested.
鸦片战争后，中国该往何处去？以孙中山为旗手的革命先行者，立志推翻清王朝，建立民主共和国，使中国雄踞于世界民族之林。
1912，民国肇建，为何定都南京？如果说，广州是革命之都，武汉是胜利之都，南京则是建国之都。
中华民国临时政府成立未久，孙中山为何让位袁世凯？南北议和，清帝退位，临时政府迁都北京。
辛亥革命是成功还是失败？以孙中山先生为代表的革命党人发动的辛亥革命和中华民国的创立，是中国人民和中国先进分子为实现民族独立、人民解放进行的一次伟大而艰辛探索。它结束了两千多年来的封建专制统治, 把具有悠久历史的封建传统社会引向现代社会的发展轨道, 是中国由传统社会迈入现代社会的转折点；摧毁了君主专制制度, 使社会发生质的变化, 具有划时代的意义。
纪念南京临时政府建立110周年之际，华美人文学会于美东时间2022年1月8日晚8时至9时半（北京时间1月9日早9时至10时半）特邀南京大学民国史专家姜良芹教授做在线讲座，为我们解答以上问题，重展1912这幅起伏跌宕、波澜壮阔的历史画卷。
姜良芹，南京大学历史学院教授、博士生导师。现为南京大学中华民国史研究中心执行主任。主要研究方向为中国近现代史、中华民国史。著有《南京国民政府内债问题研究》（独著）、《南京大屠杀全史》（合著）、《宋美龄、严倬云与中华妇女》（合著）等，在《历史研究》、《近代史研究》等刊物发表学术论文60余篇。2012年获教育部新世纪优秀人才称号。2013-2015年哈佛大学费正清中国研究中心访问学者。