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Towards the Republic, also known as For the Sake of the Republic and Zou Xiang Gong He, is a Chinese historical television series first broadcast on CCTV in China from April to May 2003. The series is based on events that occurred in China between the late 19th century and early 20th century that led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the founding of the Republic of China. Owing to its portrayal of historical issues deemed politically sensitive by the Chinese government, the series has been subject to censorship in mainland China.
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2003-04-12
S1E68 — Episode 68
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Lü Zhong
慈禧太后 Empress Cixi
Wang Bing
李鸿章 Li Hongzhang
Sun Chun
袁世凯 Yuan Shikai
Ma Shaohua
孙文 Sun Yat-sen
Li Guangjie
光绪皇帝 Guangxu Emperor
Liao Bingyan
张之洞 Zhang Zhidong
Xu Min
奕劻 Yikuang
Ge Zhijun
荣禄 Ronglu
Sun Ning
康有为 Kang Youwei
Zhang Hongrui
梁启超 Liang Qichao
Zheng Yu
徐世昌 Xu Shichang
Tian Xiaojie
辜鸿铭 Gu Hongming
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