Revive China Society

Revive China Society
興中會
Merged intoTongmenghui
SuccessorKuomintang
Formation24 November 1894 (1894-11-24)
FounderSun Yat-sen
Founded atHonolulu, Republic of Hawaii
Dissolved20 August 1905 (1905-08-20)
TypeSecret political fraternity
Headquarters13 Staunton Street, Hong Kong
LeaderYeung Ku-wan
AffiliationsRevive Han Association
Revive China Society
Traditional Chinese興中會
Simplified Chinese兴中会


The Hsing Chung Hui (Hanyu Pinyin romanization: Xīngzhōnghuì), translated as the Revive China Society (興中會), the Society for Regenerating China, or the Proper China Society[1] was founded by Sun Yat-sen on 24 November 1894 to forward the goal of establishing prosperity for China and as a platform for future revolutionary activities. It was formed during the First Sino-Japanese War, after a string of Chinese military defeats exposed corruption and incompetence within the imperial government of the Qing dynasty. The Revive China Society went through several political re-organizations in later years and eventually became the party known as the Kuomintang. As such, the contemporary Kuomintang considers its founding date to be the establishment of Revive China Society.

  1. ^ Sharman, Lyon (1968). Sun Yat-sen: His life and its meaning, a critical biography. Stanford: Stanford University Press. p. 94.

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