The Xinhai Revolution:The Beginning of Political Modernization in China:Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution

The Xinhai Revolution is the beginning of the political modernization in China.It advocates democracy as the political goal,republican as the political system and constitutional model for governance and political revolution.The Xinhai Revolution established the Republic of China,the Democratic Nation,the Republican country and the constitutional rule,which makes the politics in China advance from the transitional one to the modern one: the legalization of political rule,the rationalization of political structure,and the diversification of political behavior.Although the political situation in China after the Revolution changes constantly,the political democratization,institutionalization and legalization have become an unstoppable trend.The Revolution and the subsequent experiences and lessons for the realization of political modernization shed light on the socialist political civilization in China today.