XingzhonghuiChinese political organization

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  • role of Sun Yat-sen ( in Sun Yat-sen: Early life and influences )

    ...endorsement of his scheme for an agricultural-sericultural association. With this scant reference, Sun went to Hawaii in October 1894 and founded an organization called the Revive China Society (Xingzhonghui), which became the forerunner of the secret revolutionary groups Sun later headed. As far as it can be determined, the membership was drawn entirely from natives of Guangdong and from...

    in China: Reformist and revolutionist movements at the end of the dynasty )

    ...but he was refused an interview. That event supposedly provoked his anti-dynastic attitude. Soon he returned to Hawaii, where he founded an anti-Manchu fraternity called the Revive China Society (Xingzhonghui). Returning to Hong Kong, he and some friends set up a similar society under the leadership of his associate Yang Quyun. Sun participated in an abortive attempt to capture Guangzhou in...

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