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In June 1898 Emperor Guang-xu decided to carry out reform all over
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the country. Because the reform movement occurred in the year of ¡Wu-Xu¡
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in the lunar calender, it was also known as ¡the Wu-Xu Reform.¡ In Sept.,
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1898, the reform movement was disrupted by a group of die-hards headed
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by Empress Dowager Ci-xi who had the actual power in the Qing court.
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Tan Si-tong was one of the main advocates of reform. He gave up the
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opportunity to flee China and was prepared to be the first martyr in the cause
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of reform in modern Chinese history. By doing so he intended to awaken
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those people insensitive to reform. His death, however, encouraged greatly
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other reformists to seek a new way for China¡s prosperity.