Dream of the Republic （1）
Birth of the Republic

 On October 12, 1911, Sun Yat－sen got the information about Wuchang Uprising from newspapers when he stayed in the United States. He was so excited that he went to Europe to seek support from other countries. It was a revolution of far－reaching significance that would change the fate of China, and had left an unforgettable impression to the Chinese people.
Dream of the Republic （2）
A Movement of Having Braids Cut

 Many Chinese joined the revolution to overthrow the imperial court by having their braids cut as a first step. They had worn long braids for nearly 300 years. Wearing long braids, Manchu armymen entered the Great Wall in 1644. Men of the Han nationality were ordered to have their heads shaved. Wearing long braids were a symbol of being loyal to the Qing emperor.
Dream of the Republic （3）
Winds in the Political Arena

 In April of 1912, Gu Weijun, a student, returned to Beijing from the United States. It took 13 days for him to finish the trip. This young man came to be an English secretary at the Presidential Palace at the invitation of Yuan Shikai. Later in his memoirs he wrote down his first impressions on the city. It was sad to see that in Beijing most men still wore long braids, and lunar almanac and solar calendar were both printed in newspapers. China seemed to be in a period of transition from an old system to a new era.
Dream of the Republic （4）
Harbinger of the Press

 In National Library, “Truth Pictorial”, first published in 1912, has been well kept. As a photographic journal, the first of its kind in China, it has recorded all the new scenes in the early period of the republic. The large photo in the first issue presented a full view of the three towns of Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang. Gunshots were discharged from here for the 1911 Revolution a few months ago. Its concern for reality attracted many readers.
Dream of the Republic （5）
Taking on A New Look

 In the Hall of Moral Cultivation of the Forbidden City, Wu Weide, minister outside the imperial palace, and others accepted an imperial abdication edict from Empress Dowager Yulong on February 12, 1912. They bid farewell to her not in the traditional way of kowtowing but making three bows. On January 1, 1913, Tiananmen opened to the public. The Forbidden City, heavily guarded before, now received the first group of common people.
Dream of the Republic （6）
Industry and Commerce in the Early Days of the Republic

 In the middle section of Henan Road in Shanghai, there is an interesting building. In old days, the sales department of Commercial Press was on the floor below while the editing department of Zhonghua Book Company was upstairs. They were two rivals though they stayed close to each other.
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