Sichuan Railway Protection Movement Historical Events Exhibition Hall

The Sichuan Railway Protection Movement Historical Events Exhibition Hall stands out for its curved, red-brick facade and traditional dark-tiled roof, blending early twentieth-century Western industrial style with local Chengdu architecture. It commemorates the nineteen eleven protest against the Qing government’s plan to nationalize and sell local railways to foreign powers. Local shareholders formed a Railway Protection League, and when the governor-general arrested their leaders, residents flooded the streets. The ensuing conflict became a primary spark for the revolution that ended imperial rule.