1898, Xie Zutai lamented the situation that "the great powers set off a frenzy to carve up China, nibbled at whales, carved up beans, and the land of China danced wildly", and was filled with indignation. He specially created the Map of the Current Situation, vividly showing the people the serious crisis that the imperialist powers carved up beans and China rivers and mountains at the end of 19.
In the picture, the bear represents Russia, the dog represents Britain, the frog represents France, the eagle represents the United States, Japan represents Japan, and the intestines represent Germany. There is a poem in the painting: Sleeping in China, knowing patriotism means loving home. People should wake up today when they know it, and don't wait for the soil to crack like a melon.
The influence of map on the current situation
As soon as the cartoon came out, it attracted great attention from readers. Huang Zunxian, a famous poet, hung a political map of East Asia at home and wrote a poem on it: "When I was sleeping in China, I didn't know that patriotism meant loving my family. People know that it is appropriate to wake up today, so don't wait for the soil to crack! " He also wrote eight big characters on the east and west sides of the current situation map: "It goes without saying that it is clear at a glance."
Stimulated and inspired by the Map of East Asia Situation, Huang Zunxian composed 24 songs such as Military Songs, Military Songs and Military Songs in the form of popular songs. The last word of each poem, when linked together, becomes six battle slogans: "The brave walk together, dare to fight and win, fight to the death, fight vertically and horizontally, make a pact with the teacher, and strengthen the right of China." Liang Qichao, the leader of the reformists, said with emotion after reading the poem of his friend Huang Zunxian: "If you can't afford to be a dancer, you must be a man!"
Creation background
1900, the Russian Empire used Eight-Nation Alliance's war of aggression against China to send troops to occupy the whole northeast of China. 1902 On April 8th, China and Russia signed the Sino-Russian Treaty on Solving the Problem of the Three Eastern Provinces in Beijing, which stipulated that Russia would withdraw its troops from the three eastern provinces of China in three phases, with each phase lasting six months, to be completed within 18 months.
1April 8, 903, the deadline for the second withdrawal of Russian troops, Russia not only refused to withdraw a single soldier, but put forward seven unreasonable demands to the Qing government, in fact, it wanted to monopolize the three northeastern provinces, causing strong resistance from the people of China.