She was born into a wealthy aristocracy, her ancestors were officials for generations, she grew up in fine clothes, and she was good at literature and history, and could write poetry, but at the age of 32, she resolutely and resolutely embarked on the "guillotine" of life.
Together with Tang Qunying and Ge Jianhao, she was known as the "Three Daughters of Xiaoxiang".
As a hero in the late Qing Dynasty, although he could not save the situation with the strength of one person, he dedicated his young life to the great cause, and this person was Qiu Jin.
Well-born
Qiu Jin was born in a good family from a young age, although she was born in Shaoxing, but she was born in Fujian, and later because her father was an official in Chenzhou, Hunan, she went to Hunan to live with her.
Her life is no different from that of an ordinary second-generation official, but what is different is the girl's personality.
Although she was born into a rich family, she was not like a weak and weak Miss Qianjin, but she preferred to ride horses and shoot arrows, and she also particularly loved to learn martial arts, and she also developed a rough and heroic personality.
Since he was born in the late Qing Dynasty, he could not avoid the worldliness of the times, and he could only play at home with martial arts and archery, and it was impossible to use it.
In 1894, under the influence of his father, Qiu Jin was introduced to Wang Tingjun, and two years later, the two got married and opened the "Yiyuan Pawnshop" in Xiangtan, Hunan.
Wang Tingjun, born in Shuangfeng County, Hunan Province, served as a military attendant at that time, and also had certain connections in many places in Hunan.
After getting married, Qiu Jin had her own pawnshop in Xiangtan, so she settled in Xiangtan and sometimes returned to Shuangfeng County to live in her in-laws' house.
Therefore, at that time, he often interacted with Tang Qunying and Ge Jianhao, and the three of them often talked about wine and chess, and later they were also known as "Xiaoxiang Three Female Jie".
Changing the trajectory of your life
Not long after, Qiu Jin gave birth to a son for Wang Tingjun, Wang Yuande, who later became a wealthy merchant in Hunan.
Not long after, Wang Tingjun donated the Beijing official who was in charge of the Qing court's household department, in other words, he bought an official, so the family of three moved to the capital to live.
Adapted to the new environment, the relationship between the family of three is relatively harmonious, the husband's career is also relatively smooth, and not long after coming to Beijing, Wang Tingjun and Qiu Jin's second child Wang Canzhi was born, which is the first female pilot who later became a famous Chinese celebrity.
Supposedly, they could have lived a good life, but Qiu Jin met a woman at this time, Wu Zhiying.
The appearance of Wu Zhiying completely changed the fate of Qiu Jin and even Wang Tingjun's entire family.
Later, Qiu Jin was martyred and violently buried on the street, and she also risked her life to collect the corpse for a charity burial.
Wu Zhiying, born in 1867 in Tongcheng County, Anhui Province, was a famous talented woman in Anhui at that time, first, she entered Beijing 2 years earlier than Qiu Jin, and second, because she was 8 years older than Qiu Jin, she was more mature than Qiu Jin in terms of ideological awareness and so on.
Although Qiu Jin's family at that time was still relatively harmonious, because her husband often socialized outside, and even sometimes did not return at night, Qiu Jin, who had waves in her heart, was completely "intensified" at this time.
Under the influence of Wu Zhiying, he gradually came into contact with ideas such as democracy and freedom, and later founded the "Common Love Association", anti-feudal and anti-Qing Dynasty, calling for equality between men and women.
Qiu Jin's thinking began to change gradually, so she was somewhat incompatible with her husband Wang Tingjun, who had been deeply influenced by feudal ideas since childhood.
In July 1904, qiu Jin resolutely went east to study in Japan despite her husband's opposition, and during her study abroad, she also made friends with Zhishi Renren outside the school, including Zhou Shuren, Song Jiaoren, Huang Xing, Chen Tianhua and others.
Qiu Jin's activities in Japan also began to become more frequent, and even vigorously advocated women's rights as her own responsibility, she once said:
"Female students are not happy, and the race is not strong; Women's rights are weak, the country is bound to be weak, and it wants equality between men and women. ”
In her eyes, women must be learned and pursue self-reliance, not the so-called "women without talent is morality."
These views are actually very much in line with the values of contemporary women, but in the feudal period more than 100 years ago, they will still be opposed by many domestic voices.
Jailed
In July 1905, Qiu Jin was introduced by Feng to join the League at Huang Xing's residence, which was not as simple as feminist thinking at this time, and joining the League meant to fight against the Qing court at that time, and there would be danger to life at any time.
However, for life and death, Qiu Jin said: "The crisis is like si dare to sacrifice his body, and he is willing to sacrifice his life."
In 1906, Qiu Jin returned to China, and her husband was ecstatic to see his wife who had not been seen for many years, although there were many estrangements in these years, but in order to make up for the feelings between husband and wife, he still went to please with a good voice.
Contrary to her wishes, Qiu Jin not only did not appreciate it, but also filed for divorce at this time.
Wang Tingjun was influenced by feudal thought since he was a child, and naturally could not stand this anger, would he agree?
Of course not, of course, this is also expected by Qiu Jin.
Therefore, Qiu Jin publicly stated that she had severed all relations with her husband Wang Tingjun and the Wang family.
Just as Wang Tingjun was pondering, Qiu Jin already had the answer in his heart: the determination to die.
In 1907, the "China Women's Daily" was officially established, and one of the main responsible persons was Qiu Jin, in addition to attracting the majority of women, the most concerned person was her husband Wang Tingjun, at this time Wang Tingjun finally realized Qiu Jin's good intentions at that time.
On July 6 of the same year, Xu Xilin's plan in Anqing failed, and the matter was leaked.
On July 10, Qiu Jin learned of this and dismissed his compatriots as soon as possible, but he stayed in Shaoxing. When captured by the Qing army, she refused to confess.
On July 15, Qiu Jin calmly took up his righteousness at The XuantingKou of Shaoxing, at the age of 32.
Qiu Jin is an outstanding martyr of China and a hero of the nation.
Contempt for feudal ideas, advocating women's rights, although she is a female stream, her bravery and ideological awareness are not inferior to the men of the times, she is an outstanding heroine who can be sung and praised.