Xu Xilin
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Xu Xilin was a Chinese revolutionary born in Dongpu, Shanyin, Shaoxing
, Zhejiang
during the Qing dynasty
.
Xu was sent to Japan in 1903 for study where he joined other Zhejiang students in rescuing Zhang Taiyan, who was arrested for spreading Anti Qing views. Xu set up a publishing house and a public school called Yuejun in Shaoxing with Zong Nengsu and Wang Ziyu.
Xu was recommended into the China restoration Society, Guangfuhui
in 1904 by Cai Yuanpei
and Tao Chengzhang in Shanghai
. Xu entered the imperial exams and he met Qiu Jin
. He introduced her into the Guangfuhui.
Fan Ainong was a student of Xu.
Xu refused to join Sun Yat-sen
's revolutionary league, the Tongmenghui
, when his Guangfuhui organization was merged into it.
In 1906, Xu purchased an official rank and was placed in charge of police HQ of Anqing in Anhui province.
During his interrogation, Xu said he had murdered En Ming just because he was a Manchu, and he had a hit list of Manchu officials he was prepared to assassinate, admitting that he hated Manchus in general. He was executed the next day by a firing squad, and Qiu Jin was beheaded for her association with the plot.
Shaoxing
Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou to the southeast, Jinhua to the southwest, and Hangzhou to the west. It was once known as "越"...
, Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
during the Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
.
Xu was sent to Japan in 1903 for study where he joined other Zhejiang students in rescuing Zhang Taiyan, who was arrested for spreading Anti Qing views. Xu set up a publishing house and a public school called Yuejun in Shaoxing with Zong Nengsu and Wang Ziyu.
Xu was recommended into the China restoration Society, Guangfuhui
Guangfuhui
Guāngfùhuì , or the Restoration Society, was an anti-Qing organization established by Cai Yuanpei in 1904...
in 1904 by Cai Yuanpei
Cai Yuanpei
Cai Yuanpei was a Chinese educator and the president of Peking University. He was known for his critical evaluation of the Chinese culture that led to the influential May Fourth Movement...
and Tao Chengzhang in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
. Xu entered the imperial exams and he met Qiu Jin
Qiu Jin
Qiū Jǐn Courtesy names: Xuánqīng and Jìngxióng Sobriquet: The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake was a Chinese anti-Qing Empire revolutionary, feminist and writer...
. He introduced her into the Guangfuhui.
Xu refused to join Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...
's revolutionary league, the Tongmenghui
Tongmenghui
The Tongmenghui, also known as the Chinese United League, United League, Chinese Revolutionary Alliance, Chinese Alliance and United Allegiance Society, was a secret society and underground resistance movement formed when merging many Chinese revolutionary groups together by Sun Yat-sen, Song...
, when his Guangfuhui organization was merged into it.
In 1906, Xu purchased an official rank and was placed in charge of police HQ of Anqing in Anhui province.
During his interrogation, Xu said he had murdered En Ming just because he was a Manchu, and he had a hit list of Manchu officials he was prepared to assassinate, admitting that he hated Manchus in general. He was executed the next day by a firing squad, and Qiu Jin was beheaded for her association with the plot.