1910s

The 1910s was the decade that saw the fall of the Qīng dynasty, the establishment of the Republic of China 中華民國, and the start of the Warlord era.

Contents 1 1910 2 1911 3 1912 4 1913 5 1914 6 1915 7 1916 8 1917 9 1918 10 1919

1910

• 1910 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: gēngxū 庚戌, starting on February 10
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2454
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1971
  • Xuāntǒng 宣統 2
  • Meiji 明治 43
• Buddhist Events
  • Jiāngsū Sangha Education Association 江蘇僧教育會 founded, Yuèxiá 月霞 is president
  • Buddhist Normal School for Monastics 佛教師範僧學校 established in Nánjīng 南京, Dìxián 諦閑 is principal
  • The Jetavana Hermitage 祇洹精舍 closes
• Political Events

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1911

• 1911 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: xīnhài 辛亥, starting on January 30
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2455
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1972
  • Xuāntǒng 宣統 3
  • Meiji 明治 44
• Buddhist Events
  • Yáng Wénhuì 楊文會 dies on October 8
• Political Events
  • October 10: Wǔchāng Uprising 武昌起義, Xīnhài revolution begins

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1912

• 1912 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: rènzǐ 任子, starting on February 18
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2456
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1973
  • Mínguó 民國 1
  • Meiji 明治 45 / Taishō 大正 1
• Buddhist Events
  • February: The Invasion of Jinshan 大鬧金山
  • March 20 to April 1: The lay-dominated Chinese Buddhist Association 中國佛教會 organized
  • April 1: Chinese General Buddhist Association 中華佛教總會 established
  • October: Fóxué cóngbào 佛學叢報 begins publication
  • Huáyán University 華嚴大學 started in Shànghǎi 上海 by Yuèxiá 月霞
  • Dìxián 諦閑 becomes abbot of Guānzōng Lecture Temple 觀宗講寺
• Political Events
  • January 1: Republic of China 中華民國 proclaimed, Mínguó 民國 era begins
  • February 12: Emperor Pǔyí 溥儀 formally abdicates, Xuāntǒng 宣統 era ends
  • March 10: Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 takes office of President of the ROC
  • July 30: Meiji era ends, Taishō era begins in Japan
  • August 25: Founding of the Republican Party 國民黨

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1913

• 1913 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: guǐchǒu 癸丑, starting on February 6
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2457
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1974
  • Mínguó 民國 2
  • Taishō 大正 2
• Buddhist Events
• Political Events
  • March: Song Jiaoren 宋教仁 assassinated

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1914

• 1914 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: jiāyín 甲寅, starting on January 26
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2458
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1975
  • Mínguó 民國 3
  • Taishō 大正 3
• Buddhist Events
  • March: Huáyán University 華嚴大學 moves to Hǎicháo Temple 海潮寺 in Hángzhōu 杭州
  • July: Fóxué cóngbào 佛學叢報 ceases publication
  • November: Yuányīng 圓瑛 begins a trip to Southeast Asia
• Political Events
  • August 23: The Republic of China cancels German lease of Jiāozhōu Bay 膠州灣
  • November 7: Jiāozhōu Bay occupied by Japan

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1915

• 1915 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: yǐmǎo 乙卯, starting on February 14
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2459
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1976
  • Mínguó 民國 4
  • Taishō 大正 4
• Buddhist Events
• Political Events
  • January 18: Japan's "Twenty-One Demands" delivered to the Chinese government

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1916

• 1916 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: bǐngchén 丙辰, starting on February 3
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2460
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1977
  • Mínguó 民國 5
  • Empire of China 中華帝國: Hóngxiàn 洪憲 1
  • Taishō 大正 5
• Buddhist Events
  • Yuèxiá 月霞 becomes abbot of Xīngfú Temple 興福寺
• Political Events
  • January 1: Yuan Shikai proclaimed Emperor of the Empire of China
  • March 22: Yuan Shikai abandons status of Emperor
  • June 5/6: Yuan Shikai dies
  • Start of the "Warlord Era"

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1917

• 1917 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: dīngsì 丁巳, starting on January 25
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2461
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1978
  • Mínguó 民國 6
  • Taishō 大正 6
• Buddhist Events
  • The Chinese General Buddhist Association 中華佛教總會 is reorganized as the Chinese Buddhist Association 中華佛教會 in Běijīng 北京
• Political Events
  • July 1: Qing Dynasty proclaimed restored by Zhang Xun 張勳
  • July 12: Qing restoration abandoned

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1918

• 1918 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: wùwǔ 戊午, starting on February 11
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2462
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1979
  • Mínguó 民國 7
  • Taishō 大正 7
• Buddhist Events
  • Summer: The Awakening Society 覺社 is founded in Shànghǎi 上海
  • October 10: Juéshè cóngshū 覺社叢書 beings publication
  • The Guānzōng Research Society 觀宗研究社, a Buddhist seminary, is founded by Dìxián 諦閑 at Guānzōng Temple 觀宗寺
  • The Bějīing Scriptural Press 北京刻經處 is founded by Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 and others
• Political Events

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1919

• 1919 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: jǐwèi 己未, starting on February 1
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2463
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1980
  • Mínguó 民國 8
  • Taishō 大正 8
• Buddhist Events
  • April 17: Timothy Richard 李提摩太 dies in London
  • The Chinese Buddhist Association 中華佛教會 is shut down by the Běijīng 北京 Police
  • Dharmadhatu Seminary 法界學院 opens
  • The Tiānjīn Scriptural Press 天津刻經處 is founded by Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 and others
  • At the end of the year, the headquarters of the Awakening Society 覺社 are moved from Shànghǎi 上海 to the Jìngfàn yuàn 淨梵院 on the West Lake in Hángzhōu 杭州
• Political Events
  • May 4: Student demonstrations of the "May Fourth Movement" in Běijīng 北京
  • October 10: Sūn Zhōngshān 孫中山 establishes the Chinese Republican Party in Shànghǎi 上海

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