- At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Qiu Jin was introduced to the revolutionary Xu Xilin by her friend Wu Zhiying. At this time, Qiu Jin was married to Wang Tingjun and had two children. Qiu Jin insisted on dedicating herself to the revolution, but her husband did not understand her. Qiu Jin could only Leaving home to study in Japan. In 1907, Qiu Jin founded the China Women's Newspaper in Shanghai, and Xu Xilin founded the Datong School in Shaoxing. He invited Qiu Jin to go there and asked her to cover the arms shipped from Shanghai to Zhejiang. Xu Xilin expressed his love to Qiu Jin, but Qiu Jin rejected Xu Xilin because of the country's priority. Soon, Xu Xilin arrived in Anhui due to preparations for the uprising. He planned to kill honest officials at the graduation ceremony of the police school, but unfortunately he was surrounded by the Qing army. Qiu Jin was very sad after receiving the blood letter written by him in prison. At this time, Zhang Zengjing, the governor of Zhejiang, sent troops to encircle Datong School. Qiu Jin was determined to coexist with the school and was captured by the Qing army. On June 5, 1907, Qiu Jin died generously.—Qian Mei
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