This woman who once wrote, "When the body is poor, the men are inferior; but when the heart is inferior, the men are strong" became a role model for many women at that time. She awakened countless women with her practical actions. After Qiu Jin died, no one dared to collect her b

July 15, 1907 The rule of in the Qing Dynasty has reached a stage of turmoil. On this day, a woman was beheaded by the Qing army. This woman was called the Jianhu Heroine, and she was Qiu Jin. Qiu Jin left a mark in Chinese history with her short life. This woman who did not like red makeup and preferred armed weapons used her practical actions to send the strongest cry to feudal society.

This woman who once wrote "If you don't have a body, men are inferior; but your heart is stronger than men" , she became a role model for many women at that time. She awakened countless women with her practical actions. After Qiu Jin was killed, no one dared to collect her body. Fortunately, Qiu Jin's children were quietly adopted. When his son grew up, he became a rich man in Hunan.

Disappointing Marriage

Qiu Jin's awakening of women's independent consciousness did not start from childhood. Qiu Jin was born in a traditional family. Qiu Jin's hometown is in Xiamen, Fujian Province. Her father is an official and her mother comes from a large local family. Although Qiu Jin's family was already in decline when he was born, it was much better than ordinary people.

Qiu Jin also has an older brother and a younger sister. Qiu Jin, who was born in a well-off family, received almost the same education as a traditional woman since she was a child. According to the custom at that time, women had to have their feet bound and learn needlework so that they could be a virtuous wife after marrying their husband.

Qiu Jin grew up in the blink of an eye, and soon reached the age of marriage. Arranged marriages were a common thing in ancient times. Even girls like Qiu Jin, whose family conditions were relatively good, could not avoid such a fate . "The names of parents, the words of matchmakers" are like a mountain weighing on women's heads.

Although Qiu Jin agreed to the marriage under the pressure of her parents, it was from this time on that Qiu Jin felt that women should not live such an inexplicably arranged life. Qiu Jin began to be dissatisfied with the arranged marriage, which also paved the way for what Qiu Jin did later.

Qiu Jin gave birth to two children one after another after getting married. After seven years of marriage, Qiu Jin and her husband Wang Tingjun moved to Beijing with their children. But it was in Beijing that Qiu Jin started a completely different life and saw another kind of scenery.

A couple who parted ways

Qiu Jin's husband Wang Tingjun has always dreamed of sitting for the imperial examination and becoming an official in the court. From here we can see that Qiu Jin and Wang Tingjun are increasingly diverging in their ideas, and their thoughts are completely different.

At that time, all people with lofty ideals had already seen that the Qing Dynasty had reached the end of its power and was sunset. However, Wang Tingjun is both chauvinistic and a decadent nerd. After arriving in Beijing, Wang Tingjun donated a small official position.

Official entertainment is inevitable, and Qiu Jin found that Wang Junping came home later and later. Although Wang Tingjun kept using the excuse that he had a social occasion, Qiu Jin already understood what was going on. For ancient women, it was normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but Qiu Jin was not very satisfied with the arranged marriage. The reason why the conflict between the two did not break out before was that their relationship was relatively harmonious in Hunan.

After arriving in Beijing, life changed, and Wang Tingjun's thoughts began to change. However, Qiu Jin did not cry, make trouble, hang herself, and wallow around like a traditional woman, nor did she generously accept concubines for her husband. Qiu Jin made a decision to study in Japan. Qiu Jin's decision was also influenced by another woman, named Wu Zhiying .

Wu Zhiying’s hometown is not far from Qiu Jin. Qiu Jin is from Hunan and Wu Zhiying is from Anhui. Both of them are southerners, so they naturally have something in common and they are neighbors, so the relationship becomes closer and closer. Wu Zhiying accepted revolutionary ideas, and in the process of Wu Zhiying getting along with Qiu Jin, Qiu Jin was also attracted by Wu Zhiying's views on some things.

In this way, during her interaction with Wu Zhiying, Qiu Jin realized that men and women can be equal. Women do not necessarily have to revolve around their husbands and children all their lives, but can also go out of the house to participate in various public affairs in society. Qiu Jin was originally dissatisfied with feudal customs. Some of Wu Zhiying's views opened the door to a new world for Qiu Jin.

In this way, Qiu Jin and her husband started a personal relationship. Qiu Jin accepted the baptism of new ideas, but Wang Tingjun still indulged in ineffective entertainment every day. However, Wang Tingjun was very dissatisfied with his wife's changes, thinking that his wife's desire to be on an equal footing with him was simply wishful thinking.

During a quarrel, Wang Tingjun took great action against Qiu Jin, causing Qiu Jin's last trace of affection for Wang Tingjun to disappear. In this way, Qiu Jin made the decision to study in Japan. Qiu Jin and her husband moved to Beijing in 1903, and in 1904 Qiu Jin went to Japan to study alone.

Since her husband and parents did not support Qiu Jin's decision, Qiu Jin pawned her dowry and barely scraped together the expenses to study in Japan. Because Wang Tingjun favored sons over daughters, Qiu Jin's son Wang Yuande was very favored, but his youngest daughter Wang Canzhi was not favored by his father. So after Qiu Jin went to Japan to study, she fostered her daughter in a friend's home.

Qiu Jin was killed

After arriving in Japan, Qiu Jin not only accepted the baptism of new ideological trends and saw a whole new world, but also met many aspiring young people in Japan, including Lu Xun. These people all came to Japan in order to find a way to save the country. Their common ideals brought these people together, and Qiu Jin also became more determined the idea of ​​​​equality between men and women .

Qiu Jin finally came back after studying in Japan for two years. Qiu Jin filed for divorce from her husband. After that, Qiu Jin began to wear men's clothes on the street to promote independent ideas to women. Wang Tingjun was very angry that Qiu Jin insisted on divorcing him. However, it was not until a year later that Wang Tingjun understood Qiu Jin's painstaking efforts.

In July 1907, Qiu Jin was captured by the Qing court because the uprising failed because he was betrayed by a traitor. Facing the decadent Qing court Qiu Jin not only did not regret what she had done, but instead seized every opportunity to propagate revolutionary ideas. After being tortured for more than ten days, Qiu Jin was pushed to the market entrance. Qiu Jin was only 32 years old this year.

After Qiu Jin was killed, no one dared to collect his body due to the pressure from the Qing court. In this way, Qiu Jin's body was exposed in Caishikou on a hot summer day. In the end, it was Wu Zhiying who found out about Qiu Jin's murder. With the help of others, he stole Qiu Jin's body while the night was dark and windy, and then buried it. After

was killed, Wang Tingjun was dismissed from office. At this time, Qiu Jin's son was only ten years old, and his daughter was only eight years old. 's family suffered a huge change. Wang Tingjun fell ill and eventually passed away. He was only thirty years old. Qiu Jin's children lived with Wang Tingjun's parents and were influenced by their mother.

summary

Qiu Jin's son Wang Yuande also became a staunch revolutionary. When Wang Yuande was 14 years old, the Alliance was established. Many people knew that Wang Yuande was Qiu Jin's son. took great care of Wang Yuande. Wang Yuande believed that only if his economic conditions were good could he help more people.

Wang Yuande was doing business while promoting new ideas. In the end, Wang Yuande's business became bigger and bigger. made a lot of money and became a well-known rich man in Hunan. Wang Yuande always followed his mother Qiu Jin's example and was always willing to give.