Wei Zi and her son.

Revolution, the original meaning refers to the change of fate, and the later meaning is expanded, which refers to major innovation, not limited to politics. In ancient times, it was believed that the son of heaven was predestined, so regime change was called revolution. It was first seen in the Book of Changes: "Heaven and earth change at four times, and the change of Tang and Wu is based on heaven and man." ?

"Revolution" was originally used to change the imperial dynasty, but the Japanese slightly expanded its semantics and also used it to change the imperial system. For example, they took the lead in calling Sun Yat-sen and others "revolutionary parties". In the late Qing dynasty, the meaning of "revolution" expanded, referring to major innovation.

Basic explanation

In ancient times, the son of heaven was called the emperor by destiny, so every dynasty changed, and the monarch changed his title. This is the so-called revolution. Modern times refers to the profound qualitative changes in the development of nature, society or thought.

detailed description

The origin and evolution The original meaning of the word "revolution" is to change fate, which was first seen in the Book of Changes: "Heaven and earth change at four times, and the revolution in Tang and Wu depends on heaven and people."

"Revolution" means regime change. For example, Shang Tang overthrew the Xia Dynasty and Zhou Wuwang replaced the Shang Dynasty. This is the so-called "Tang Wu Revolution".