La Revolución de Xinhai o Revolución de Hsinhai (chino: 辛亥革命, pinyin: Xīnhài Gémìng), también conocida como Revolución china de 1911, es el nombre dado a la rebelión contra la última dinastía imperial china, la dinastía manchú de los Qing, que llevó al establecimiento de la República de China. La monarquía en China llevaba establecida al menos cuatro mil años antes que la Revolución la reemplazara por una república con ideales democráticos. La revolución comenzó con una primera batalla el día 10 de octubre de 1911 y finalizó con la abdicación del emperador Puyi el 12 de febrero de 1912. La revolución se llama Xīnhài (辛亥) pues esa palabra literalmente significa «cuarenta y ocho», que es el nombre del año 1911, según el ciclo sexagesimal del calendario agrícola chino tradicional. En 2010 la Revolución Xinhai fue conmemorada el 10 de octubre o "doble 10" (Chino tradicional: 雙十; Chino simplificado: 双十; Pinyin: Shuāng Shí) en la República de China (Taiwán). En China, Hong Kong y Macao el mismo día se celebró como el aniversario de la Revolución Xinhai. En muchos barrios chinos alrededor del mundo se celebra ese día, tanto como "doble 10" o como aniversario de la revolución.

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The Xinhai Revolution (Chinese: 辛亥革命; pinyin: Xīnhài gémìng), also known as the Revolution of 1911, or the Chinese Revolution (though this term may also refer to a number of other events), was a revolution that overthrew China's last imperial dynasty (the Qing dynasty), and established the Republic of China (ROC). The revolution was named Xinhai (Hsin-hai) because it occurred in 1911, the year of the Xinhai (辛亥) stem-branch in the sexagenary cycle of the Chinese calendar. The revolution consisted of many revolts and uprisings. The turning point was the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, that was a result of the mishandling of the Railway Protection Movement. The revolution ended with the abdication of the six-year-old "Last Emperor", Puyi, on February 12, 1912, that marked the end of 2,000 years of imperial rule and the beginning of China's early republican era (1912–16). The revolution arose mainly in response to the decline of the Qing state, which had proven ineffective in its efforts to modernize China and confront foreign aggression, and was exacerbated by ethnic resentment against the ruling Manchu minority. Many underground anti-Qing groups, with the support of Chinese revolutionaries in exile, tried to overthrow the Qing. The brief civil war that ensued was ended through a political compromise between Yuan Shikai, the late Qing military strongman, and Sun Yat-sen, the leader of the Tongmenghui (United League). After the Qing court transferred power to the newly founded republic, a provisional coalition government was created along with the National Assembly. However, political power of the new national government in Beijing was soon thereafter monopolized by Yuan and led to decades of political division and warlordism, including several attempts at imperial restoration. The Republic of China in Taiwan and the People's Republic of China on the mainland consider themselves the legitimate successors to the Xinhai Revolution and revere the ideals of the revolution including nationalism, republicanism, modernization of China and national unity. October 10 is commemorated in Taiwan as Double Ten Day, the National Day of the ROC. In mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, the same day is usually celebrated as the Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution. Many overseas Chinese also celebrate the anniversary in Chinatowns across the world.

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