During the Wuchang Uprising in 1911, a single gunshot shook the Qing Dynasty. A Qing army leader who had never thought of rebellion was thrust into the position of governor with a gun pointed at his head and became a symbol of the republic overnight. He served two terms as president and three terms as vice president, but he was controlled by others all his life. He was at the pinnacle of power, but he always walked on thin ice. He witnessed the birth of the republic and the collapse of it. From forced revolution to industrial salvation, from a powerful official in troubled times to a lonely retreat, Li Yuanhong's life is a condensed history of blood and tears in the Republic of China!
