中国在沦为半封建半殖民地的屈辱中走进了20世纪，面临着天崩地解的大变局。“四万万人齐下泪，天涯何处是神州?”

• China entered the 20th century with a deep sense of national humiliation. In face of unprecedented challenges, all the Chinese wondered where they could find a way to save their nation.