Lu Haodong

Lu Haodong
Oval photograph of the upper body of Lu Haodong
Lu Haodong in his younger days
Born
Lu Zhonggui

(1868-09-30)30 September 1868
Died7 November 1895(1895-11-07) (aged 27)
Other namesXianxiang (courtesy name)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陸皓東
Simplified Chinese陆皓东
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLù Hàodōng
Wade–GilesLu Hao-tung
Lu Zhonggui (birth name)
Traditional Chinese陸中桂
Simplified Chinese陆中桂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLù Zhōngguì
Xianxiang (courtesy name)
Traditional Chinese獻香
Simplified Chinese献香
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiànxiāng
Wade–GilesHsien-hsiang

Lu Zhonggui (30 September 1868 – 7 November 1895), courtesy name Xianxiang, better known by his art name Lu Haodong, was a Chinese revolutionary who lived in the late Qing dynasty. He is best known for designing the Blue Sky with a White Sun flag that became the party flag and emblem of the Kuomintang (KMT; Chinese Nationalist Party), and the canton of the flag of the Republic of China.