National Day Trivia

• The Republic of China's birthday is celebrated on two days: • October 10th commemorates the success of the Wuchang Uprising in 1911 (the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution). • January 1st is the day in 1912 when Sun Yat-sen was inaugurated as the Provisional President and the Provisional Government of the Republic of China was officially established. Strictly speaking, the nation was formally founded on this day, hence it's called 'National Founding Day'. • Origin of the National Day date: The decision to set October 10th as the National Day was made by the provisional government led by Yuan Shikai at the time, primarily referencing historical precedents in countries like the US and France where the 'day of the revolution's outbreak' was designated as the National Day. • The nominated leader of the Wuchang Uprising: On the day of the Wuchang Uprising, October 10th, the leader actually supported by the New Army to lead the uprising was Li Yuanhong, the Speaker of the Hubei Consultative Bureau of the Qing Dynasty, not Sun Yat-sen.