113 years ago today, January 2, 1912 (November 14, 1911, the Lunar Calendar), Luanzhou Uprising in China. January 2, 1912, China. Luanzhou Uprising. Wang Jinming, Shi Congyun, Sun Jiansheng and others from the new armies of Luanzhou, Hebei Province, revolted and declared independence the next day, establishing the Northern Revolutionary Military Government. The rebels rushed straight to Tianjin by train. Yuan Shikai mobilized troops to block the attack and fought in Leizhuang on the morning of the 5th. On the 8th, commander Wang Huaiqing defeated the uprising army. Wang Jinming, Shi Congyun, Sun Jiansheng and others all died in battle, and the uprising failed.