Wangyun Pavilion

Wangyun Pavilion

Wangyunting (1854-1919 AD), named Wenxiang and Guicheng, was born in Taipingxi (now Yichang, Hubei Province). He was a famous general and politician in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

brief introduction

When he was young, he was engaged in sailing. And long, into the Qing camp as a soldier, with the supervision of the Xinjiang Military zuozongtang Department of Xinjiang Hui people, conquered the South Road West four cities, due to the service promoted garrison.

Main experience

In 1877, Wang Yunting went to Rehe with Zhao Wuyi's army to fight for the "white lotus sect" and became the capital of Rehe.

In 1894, Wang Yunting went to Korea with Nie Shicheng, the commander-in-chief of Zhili, to fight against Japanese invaders. He was injured in the buttock and recovered in the last month. He fought again and made up for the guerrillas in the mountain pass and watershed. After the peace negotiation between the Qing Dynasty and the Japanese, Yulu, the general of Shengjing, was awarded to the Deputy General of Zhenyuan army.

In the 26th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1900 AD), wangyunting was ordered to go to Hebei to collect yihequan, Kexiong County, Xincheng, Gu'an and other places. Later, he slapped Rongyu's nephew (then magistrate) in the face for asking for pay, and was convicted in the court. He fled to Japan overnight in disguise. In Tokyo, he joined famous constitutionalists Tang Hualong and Xu Shuzheng.

In the autumn of 1909, the first year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty, Wang Yunting returned with Tang Hualong.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912 AD), Wang Yunting became the Xuanfu envoy of YIKEZHAO League in Inner Mongolia.

In September 1913, Tang Xiangming, State Councilor of the first government of the Republic of China, Vice Minister of the Navy and commander-in-chief of the northern expedition, called Wang Yunting to accompany him and became commander of the Sixth District of Hunan Province and governor of Dao County. Less than a year in Daoxian County, he killed nearly a thousand uprising peasants.

In the fourth year of the Republic of China (1915 AD), Wang Yunting was granted Lingling garrison envoy and was promoted to lieutenant general of the army. The local officials and gentry felt their "merit" and built a stone pavilion in front of the military officer's Yamen, which was named "Wangyun Pavilion". Later, he was destroyed by the masses, leaving only the four words "why do you need a big tree".

In the fifth year of the Republic of China (1916 A.D.), many provinces opposed Yuan Shikai's restoration of Hongxian system. In April, wangyunting also announced the independence of Lingling, Hubei Province.

Wang Yunting went to Beijing for medical treatment in 1917 and died in 1919.

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