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15 July 2015

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Huang Xing

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In Changsha, Nanzheng Street was renamed to Huang Xing Road in 1934. There are also roads named in honor of Huang Xing in Shanghai and Wuhan.

 

The county where Huang Xing was born was renamed to Huang Xing Town in his honor. Similar to the Zhongshan Parks, The Huang Xing Park in Shanghai is named after Huang Xing.

 

Huang Xing or Huang Hsing (October 25, 1874-October 31, 1916), Chinese revolutionary leader, militarist and statesman, was born in Changsha and became the first army commander-in-chief of the Republic of China. As one of the founders of the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Republic of China, his position was next to Sun Yat-sen. Together they were known as Sun-Huang during the Xinhai Revolution. He was also known as the "Eight Fingered General" because of wounds sustained during the war.

 

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn