Cemeteries of the soldiers and men who died in the five national protectors of Hubei Province in 1911

Cemeteries of the soldiers and men who died in the five national protectors of Hubei Province in 1911

Located on the east slope of wulunta, Yuelu Mountain, Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province, the cemetery is a simple martyr cemetery in the period of the Republic of China. In August 2005, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Changsha. As an important part of the tombs of the 1911 Revolution in Yuelu Mountain, the tomb has important historical value for the study of the 1911 Revolution in Hunan and the history of the old democratic revolution.

Located on the east slope of wulunta, Yuelu Mountain, Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province, the cemetery is a simple martyr cemetery in the period of the Republic of China. According to textual research: during the 1911 Wuchang Uprising and the 1916 national defense war, Hunan sent civilian troops to assist Hubei in the war, with many victims. In 1916, the remains of some Hunan martyrs who died in the two wars of aiding Hubei returned to their homeland and were buried in Yuelu Mountain. The cemetery group faces south, with a square layout, about 12 meters long and 8 meters wide, covering an area of about 100 square meters. It is composed of tomb enclosure, tombstone, tomb and stone railing. The waist shaped tomb is surrounded by a network of granite flakes, inlaid with a long stone tablet. It is inscribed with the official script "Tomb of the soldiers who died in the five national protectors of Hubei Province in 1911", which is 1.3 meters high. The dead soldiers were buried in two rows side by side. Today, there are 16 tombs. In front of the tombs, there are stone tablets and stone railings in front of the tombs. The martyrs buried were Xiong Liang, Huang Xintian, Wang Huangqiu, Xu Zaitang, Xiong Yufan, Zhou Guobin, Xu Lvzhong, Liu Yaqing, Tan Xingtang, Ning XX, Xiong Nanshan, Xie Xianshi, Zhu Jida, Guo Changgui, and four unknown martyrs.

In August 2005, the cemetery was announced as a cultural relic protection unit of Changsha City. As an important part of the tombs of the 1911 Revolution in Yuelu Mountain, the tomb has important historical value for the study of the 1911 Revolution in Hunan and the history of the old democratic revolution.

Address: South Gate of Yuelu Mountain

Longitude: 112.952632

Latitude: 28.165676

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