Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan
Date: 12-19-04 19:25
Chinese Story - Huang Xing (黃興 1874 to 1916)
Huang Xing alias Huang Keqiang (黃克強) was born in a village called Dongxiang
(東鄉), in the east of the city of Changsha (長沙) of Hunan province (湖
南省). His father established a school in Changsha and he studied there
until he was 19. He then enrolled at a school where the teaching was on
western line. Huang Xing had some knowledge of military matters and was
a soldier by disposition. He planned to lead an uprising in 1904.
However, an informer informed his plan to the police who arrived at his
house to arrest him. Somehow he escaped and fled to Japan where he met Dr.
Sun Yat-sen. In September 1905, when Dr Sun Yat-sen organized the Tung Meng
Hui (同盟會) or The League of Sworn Brothers, Huang Xing joined the new
organization. He returned to Hunan province to set up branches of Tung Meng
Hui.
On March 29, 1911, Huang Xing led a group of about one hundred revolutionists
attempting to capture the Guangzhou Government Office (廣州衙門). Using
pistols and small bombs they dislodged the office guards and destroyed the
Government Office. The Qing Government troops launched a counter attack
and regained the Government Office. Huang Xing and his men resisted the
Qing troops for about five hours. When the battle was over, 43 of the revolutionists
were dead on the field. 29 were captured and they were promptly executed.
The remaining few, including Huang Xing, escaped. Huang Xing fled to Hong
Kong.
Eventually, in the same year of 10th October Dr. Sun Yat-sen overthrew the
Qing Government. When the Republic of China was established the following
year Huang Xing was appointed the Commander-in-chief of the army. In autumn
he returned to Changsha triumphantly.
This is a poem on his return to Changsha.
涼秋時節黃花黃﹐大好英雄返故鄉﹔
一手締造共和國﹐洞庭衡岳生榮光。
CHUNG Yoon_ngan (鄭永元)
20122004
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