. "The Beiyang Army (Pei-yang Army; simplified Chinese: \u5317\u6D0B\u519B; traditional Chinese: \u5317\u6D0B\u8ECD; pinyin: B\u011Biy\u00E1ng J\u016Bn; Wade\u2013Giles: Pei3-yang2 Ch\u00FCn1; literally: \"North Ocean Army\") was a powerful, Western-style Imperial Chinese Army created by the Qing Dynasty government in the late 19th century. It was the centerpiece of a general reconstruction of China's military system. The Beiyang Army played a major role in Chinese politics for at least three decades and arguably right up to 1949."@en . .