Huang Xing's old residence and mausoleum are
located in Changsha City,
Hunan Province.
Huang Xing was born in Shanhua County
-- now Changsha County -- in Hunan Province. Originally named Huang Zhen, he
was a famous democratic revolutionist in modern China. In 1902 Huang went to
Japan for further study and returned to China the following year engaging in secret
anti-Qing revolutionary activities. In 1904 he organized the Society for the
Revival of China with two other famous democratic revolutionaries, Chen Tianhua
and Song Jiaoren in Changsha. In
1905, together with Sun Yat-sen, Huang formed the United League of China in
Tokyo, Japan. Since 1907, he
attended, organized or directed the Zhennanguan
Uprising, Yunnan Hekou Uprising, Guangzhou New Army Uprising, Guangzhou Huanghuagang Uprising and other
anti-Qing armed uprisings in succession. After the Wuchang Uprising in 1911,
Huang went to Wuchang and was elected general commander of the revolutionary
army by temporary revolutionaries to lead wars against the Qing government
armies in Hankou and Hanyan Districts. Huang then served as general commander of
the army as well as chief of staff of the Nanjing interim government. During the Second
Revolution in 1913, Huang was appointed general commander of the volunteer army
against Yuan Shikai. He was defeated, however, and went into exile to
Japan and then America. In 1916, Huang returned to
China and died in Shanghai.
Situated in Liangtang of Haotang Village,
Changsha County, Hunan Province, Huang's old residence is 15
kilometers away from Changsha
City . Huang
was born at the residence on October 25, 1874 and spent his youth
there. The building was constructed during the reign of Tongzhi of the Qing
Dynasty (1644-1911). It is an ordinary, single-storied, quadrangular structure
that originally contained 48 rooms (only 12 remain today). On display are pieces of
Huang's original furniture and stationary, including photographs and duplicates
and photocopies of his writings.
Huang's tomb rests on Yuelu Mountain in Changsha City . On October 31, 1916, Huang died of
illness in Shanghai; the
following year, on April 15, Huang's body was relocated to Changsha, where a state funeral was held for
him. Huang's tomb is located on open ground on top of the Yuelu Mountain, facing east. The tombstone is 10
meters high and has an inlaid bronze board with Chinese characters that mean
"tomb for Mr Huang Xing". Surrounding the tomb are square stone
pillars.