信息传递与辛亥革命

The Message Delivery and the 1911 Revolution

在古代中国,信息传递的方式十分落后;直到晚清才出现了近代的电讯业。通过回顾近代中国电讯业的创设,可以看出电报这种传媒手段在清末政治生活中的重要作用。辛亥革命之所以迅速取得胜利,与革命党人充分利用它开展反清斗争密切相关。

In ancient China the information transmission was quite backward. It was not until the late Qing Dynasty that the trade of modern telecommunication emerged. This paper first reviews the establishment of modern Chinese telecommunication, then discusses how telegram infulenced the political scene of the late Qing Dynasty, and especially indicates that it was the telegram which was used by revolutionists to oppose the Qing Dynasty. This is the reason why the 1911 Revolution succeeded quickly.