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Huang Xing Mausoleum is the Mausoleum of General Huang Xing, located at Yunlu Peak, Yuelu Mountain, Changsha, Hunan, China

Huang Xing was born in Changsha in 1874. He was the key member of Tongmenghui, a revolutionary party against Qing. He dead on the 31st of October, 1916 in Shanghai. He was offered a state funeral due to his effort in making China a republic on the 15th of April, 1917 in Changsha. 

The Mausoleum takes 1186.24 square metre. A tower stands in the centre above the grave. Scripts exists on the four faces of the tower. The east-facing side writes 'The Mausoleum of Sir Huang Ke-qiang' where Ke-qiang is Huang Xing's courtesy name. 

A guard house locates to the side of it where visitors are welcomed to take a rest. 


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[[Category:Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Hunan]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Changsha]]