The Republic of China established its governance over Mainland China on 1 January 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution, which overthrew the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and ended China's imperial history.
Yuan Shikai (left) and Sun Yat-sen (right) with flags representing the early republic
Chinese Nationalist Army soldiers during the 1938 Yellow River flood
Nationalist government of Nanjing, which nominally ruled over all of China during 1930s
Beiyang Army troops in the 1920s
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Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, wit
Republic of China (1912–1949)
…People's Liberation Army began to gain the upper hand in 1948. The People's Republic of China was proclaimed in October 1949 amid the ROC's exodus to Taiwan. The Republic of China's first provisional president, Sun Yat-sen, chose Zhōnghuá Mínguó (中華民國; 'Chinese People's State') as the country's official…
2,300-year-old jade, unearthed at Beinan Cultural Park
Fort Zeelandia, built in 1634, was the governor's residence in Dutch Formosa.
Tainan Confucian Temple built in 1665 during the Kingdom of Tungning period
Chihkan Tower, originally built as Fort Provintia by the Dutch, was rebuilt under Qing rule.