Five Taiwanese's statement initiated Joint Petition Movement

第四集 五人上书：先天下之忧而忧

　由北京市台湾同胞联谊会精心制作的《百年风华》系列短视频，以台湾会馆的历史渊源开篇，两岸文化交流源远流长收尾，从追溯历史的角度，重温京台交流史，铭记两岸同胞风雨同舟的深情厚谊，展望两岸关系和平发展的未来。

　《百年风华》系列短视频第四集讲述的是台籍举人汪春源、罗秀惠、黄宗鼎与在京台籍官员叶题雁、李清琦等多方奔走，上书都察院，反对割台议和的壮举。

1895年，清政府被迫与日本签订了丧权辱国的《马关条约》。群情激愤、万民同仇，在京台湾举子的爱国壮举，揭开了“公车上书”的序幕，激发了中国人救亡图存的忧患意识，台湾同胞在中华民族抗日斗争史卷上，写下了光荣的一笔。

 

One Hundred years of Glory

Episode Four: Five Taiwanese's statement initiated Joint Petition Movement

　The short video series of One Hundred years of Glory planed and produced by the Beijing Taiwan compatriots Association, starts with the historical origin of the Beijing Taiwan Guild Hall and ends with a long history of cultural exchanges between people on both sides of the Strait.  Through the video, we can review the history of exchanges between Beijing and Taiwan, we can always remember the profound friendship between compatriots on both sides of the Strait, and we can look forward to the future of the peaceful development of cross-strait relations.

 

　The fourth episode describes the feat of 5 Taiwanese who submit a written statement to the Court of Censors of Qing Government against ceding Taiwan.

 

　In 1894, the Sino Japanese War broke out and China was defeated. The defeated Qing government signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki with Japan on April 17, 1895, ceded Taiwan and Penghu to Japan.

　When the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait learned of the news, the people were burn with rage.  The statement written by these five people opened the prelude to the Joint Petition movement, and stimulated the Chinese people's sense of urgency to save the nation from extinction.  Taiwan compatriots have written a glorious record in the history of struggle of resistance against Japan.