It was 101 years ago, at the time of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95, when China was victimized by the great powers and the Qing dynasty tottered on the brink of collapse, that Dr. Sun Yat-sen concluded that only revolution could save China. Thus he founded the Hsing Chung Hui (Society for the Revival of China) in Honolulu, Hawaii, and began his revolutionary career.
一○一年前，中日「甲午戰爭」爆發，強鄰壓境，滿清帝國風雨飄搖，孫中山先生認為唯有革命能救中國，於是在檀香山成立興中會，開始其革命志業。