History of the Chinese Revolution

[Haena Shin]

I found the role playing exercise in class to be very engaging and entertaining. It was interesting to listen to the different perspectives each group had to offer and how they interpreted their research on the characters they were representing. I personally found it very interesting to read and learn aboutt the revoluntionary, Qiu Jin and how she was a woman ahead of her time. Being an outspoken feminist, she placed herself outside of her comfort zone of what a typical traditional woman of her time would have been and was a matriarch. 

Similarly, the exercise gave context to how the current residents of Hong Kong today are feeling in their protests and discontent with their government. As I read about the HIstory of the Chinese Revolution, the principles of the revolution seem to remain strong priinciples that people fight for today. Although the revolution occured after China's war with France in the 1880s, China continues to seek nationalism (indepdendence in spirit and conduct), democracy, and livelihood. I'm interested to learn more about Three Principles of the People and the Five Power Constitution and how people can devote themselves to the Republic.