Double Ten Day – 雙十節 - shuāng shí jié

Happy National Day Taiwan!

Double Ten Day refers to the tenth day of the tenth month of the year, hence double ten. It is the National Day of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and celebrates the Wu-chuang Uprising of October 10, 1911, which led to the collapse of the last dynasty (Qing) in China. Most historians believe this to be a significant chapter in China’s political change, moving from an imperial system to a democratic one.

Today, because of the Chinese Civil War, which ended in 1949, this holiday is only celebrated in Taiwan and some oversea communities, but not in Mainland China.