2011•Journal of Shaanxi Normal UniversityRequires access
The "Emperor-Huang-Worshipping" Movement in Pre-and Post-1911-Revolution Days and its Cultural Significance
Xuezhi Liu
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Abstract
After the 1911 Revolution,the revolutionaries headed by Sun Yat-sen launched an Emperor-Huang-Worshipping Movement.They advocated regarding Emperor Huang as the Early Human Father,adopting Emperor Huang's calendar,eulogizing and worshipping him as a revolutionary banner.The movement called on people to fight for the goal of founding a democratic republic by establishing Emperor Huang's Taoism as the primary foundation of Chinese culture.The Emperor-Huang-Worshipping Movement was culturally significant for it awakened self-consciousness of people,so helped speed up the fall of the feudal cultural system based on Confucianism.Moreover,the movement resulted in shaping the revolutionary thoughts and views of Sun Yat-sen and his followers and also was internally associated with Sun's Three People's Principles.Above all,the Emperor-Huang-Worshipping Movement made the long-neglected Emperor Huang culture exceed the Chinese feudal times and revive in modern times.