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February 12, 1912, the Qing's Xuantong Emperor abdicated. The Qing Dynasty came to an end. China has a tradition to circulate oracles to predict, or even influence falls of dynasties. There was no exceptions in the late Qing. This should be considered an interesting and particular cultural phenomenon in Chinese history. For details you may refer to our Bulletin: Hok-lan Chan, “Liu Bowen and the Folk Stories ‘Killing the Tartars on Mid-Autumn Day’ ”.
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