The Xinhai Revolution, also known as the Revolution of 1911, was a revolution that overthrew Chinas last imperial dynasty (the Qing dynasty), and established the Republic of China (ROC). The history of the Republic of China began after the Qing dynasty in 1912 when the 4,000 years of imperial rule was ended. The ROC gave chances for the whole society to change and rebirth when the new and the old struggled against each other. Some were disappeared forever, while others irradiated new life, such as the calligraphy.
辛亥革命将中国社会带入了一个称之为“民国”的时代。那是一个混乱不堪的年代,也是一个满怀激情的年代,甚至是一个令人仰望的年代。在那个充满热血与激情、等待变革与重生的时代,传统文化作为一种不可忽视的潜在力量,在旧与新的蜕变中苦苦挣扎。这其中,有些永远消逝,有些终于涅槃,而有些,却表现出与所谓“乱世”相符而又相悖的矛盾化繁荣,譬如书法。