A Study On Rise Of Yan Xishan And Jin Army(1911-1930)

On the modern history of China,Jinarmy caused attention of people, because of its growing military strength,became a worthy military force.As a leader of Jin army,Yan Xishan not only has superb politic skills,but also has diligent spirit of hard work,he has outstanding performance in the process of renovate and construct Shanxi.Yan Xishan was a high-profile commander in chief of the Republic of China.In 1917 Yan Xishan became the governor and president of Shanxi Province,who expanded his army from 7000 jumped to more than 200 thousand people in four times from 1917 to1930,his power achieved four provinces,took control of the North China and Beijing and Tianjin,became one of the important people around the China.No matter in Shanxi Province or the North China,and even the whole China,he had a far-reaching influence.Politically,Yan Xishan was able to achieve success one way or another and became the "Chinese tumbler" in modern China.Economically,Yan Xishan developed industry,finance,transportation and so on,made outstanding achievements and won the title of model province.Militarily,Yan Xishan painstakingly tried to expand the army and domain, also created Taiyuan Arsenal,which stronger than Hanyang and Shenyang Arsenal.So,what was the development of Jin army?What were guarantees of the development of Jin army?What was Jin army far-reaching influence and contribute to the Shanxi? These are the article that wants to solve, the author tries to sort out basic process of the development of Jin army from different angles, makes the research more deeply.The development of Jin army cannot leave the soul man Yan Xishan.The personal experience of Yan Xishan had significant influence on the creation and development of Jin army,the ups anddowns of his personal career at the same time also reflected the development stage of Jin army. According to the time order of historical development,the article is divided into four parts to discuss the development of Yan Xishan and Jin army.The first part,mainly illustrates the influence of Yan Xishan's early experiences on the build of Jin army and his military strategy.The second part, it discuss Jin army how to become stronger step by step.The third part, mainly discuss the double security of Jin army,they are arms industry and military education.The fourth part,evaluates Yan Xishan and Jin army from 1911 to 1930, discuss the influence and function on the society of Shanxi and China.