The Founding of a Republic

The Founding of a Republic 2009

建国大业 jiànguó dàyè

The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

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5.12 Advanced Director Huang Jianxin, Han Sanping IMDb 4.9

Cast

Tang Guoqiang Tang Guoqiang Mao Zedong Liu Jin Liu Jin Zhou Enlai Wang Wufu Wang Wufu Zhu De Liu Sha Liu Sha Liu Shaoqi Zhang Guoli Zhang Guoli Chiang Kai-shek Andy Lau Andy Lau Yu Jishi Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Tian Han Xu Qing Xu Qing Soong Ching-ling Jackie Chan Jackie Chan Reporter Chen Kun Chen Kun Chiang Ching-kuo

Vocabulary

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华东 華東 Huá dōng East China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
八路军 八路軍 Bā lù jūn Eighth Route Army, the larger of the two major Chinese communist forces fighting the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
解放区 解放區 Jiě fàng qū Liberation city district; Jiefang district of Jiaozuo city, Henan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
雅尔塔 雅爾塔 Yǎ ěr tǎ Yalta Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
马歇尔 馬歇爾 Mǎ xiē ěr Marshall (name); George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
国共内战 國共內戰 Guó - Gòng Nèi zhàn Chinese Civil War (1927-1949) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李公朴 李公樸 Lǐ Gōng pǔ Li Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
昆明 昆明 Kūn míng Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
三民主义 三民主義 Sān mín zhǔ yì Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
国共 國共 Guó - Gòng the Chinese Nationalist Party and the Chinese Communist Party Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
新华 新華 Xīn huá Xinhua (New China), the name of various businesses, products and organizations, notably the Xinhua News Agency Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
军区 軍區 jūn qū geographical area of command; (PLA) military district Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
保定 保定 Bǎo dìng Baoding, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
博古 博古 Bó Gǔ Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
锦江 錦江 Jǐn jiāng Jinjiang district of Chengdu city, Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
蒋经国 蔣經國 Jiǎng Jīng guó Chiang Ching-kuo (1910-1988), son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石, Guomindang politician, president of ROC 1978-1988 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
杜月笙 杜月笙 Dù Yuè shēng Du Yuesheng (1888-1951), Shanghai secret-society leader, banker, industrialist Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
外滩 外灘 Wài tān the Bund, a waterfront promenade in central Shanghai, running along the western bank of the Huangpu River Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
霞飞 霞飛 Xiá fēi Joseph Joffre (1852-1931), leading French general at the start of World War One Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李德 李德 Lǐ Dé Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
诸葛 諸葛 Zhū gě two-character surname Zhuge; Taiwan pr. [Zhu1ge2] Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
一战 一戰 Yī zhàn World War I (1914-1918) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
戴维 戴維 Dài wéi Davy; Davey; Davie; David Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
和政 和政 Hé zhèng Hezheng County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
司徒 司徒 Sī tú two-character surname Situ Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
石家庄 石家莊 Shí jiā zhuāng Shijiazhuang, prefecture-level city and capital of Hebei Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
行政院 行政院 Xíng zhèng yuàn Executive Yuan, the executive branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
立法院 立法院 Lì fǎ yuàn Legislative Yuan, the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
塘沽 塘沽 Táng gū Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
白宫 白宮 Bái gōng White House Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
台湾省 臺灣省 Tái wān shěng Taiwan province (PRC term) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
共产国际 共產國際 Gòng chǎn Guó jì Communist International or Comintern (1919-1943), also known as the Third International Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
同盟会 同盟會 Tóng méng huì Tongmenghui, Sun Yat-sen's alliance for democracy, founded 1905, became the Guomindang 國民黨|国民党 in 1912 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
朱德 朱德 Zhū Dé Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
董必武 董必武 Dǒng Bì wǔ Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中央委员会 中央委員會 Zhōng yāng Wěi yuán huì Central Committee Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
县委 縣委 xiàn wěi CCP county committee Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
溪口 溪口 Xī kǒu Xikou or Hsikou Township in Chiayi County, west Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
周公 周公 Zhōu gōng Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou, played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou, and is also known as the "God of Dreams" Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
华夏 華夏 Huá xià old name for China; Cathay Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
少年宫 少年宮 Shào nián Gōng Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
邓颖超 鄧穎超 Dèng Yǐng chāo Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
徐悲鸿 徐悲鴻 Xú Bēi hóng Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
马赛曲 馬賽曲 Mǎ sài qǔ La Marseillaise Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
法兰克 法蘭克 Fǎ lán kè the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
彼得 彼得 Bǐ dé Peter (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
蒋 蔣 Jiǎng surname; hydropyrum latifalium ∼HSK 4
杜 杜 Dù stop, prevent; restrict; surname ∼HSK 4
党派 黨派 dǎng pài political party; faction ∼HSK 4
济 濟 Jǐ help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross ∼HSK 4