Second Guangzhou Uprising

Second Guangzhou Uprising
Part of the Xinhai Revolution

Yellow Flower Mound Park
and the Mausoleum of the 72 Martyrs
DateApril 27, 1911
Location
Result Qing victory
Belligerents
Tongmenghui  Qing dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Huang Xing Zhang Jianbo
Strength
120 Thousands
Casualties and losses
86
Second Guangzhou Uprising
A memorial plaque in the park
Traditional Chinese辛亥廣州起義
Simplified Chinese辛亥广州起义
Literal meaningXinhai Guangzhou Uprising
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinxin1 hai4 guang3 zhou1 qi3 yi4
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsan1 hoi6 gwong2 zau1 hei2 ji6
Yellow Flower Mound Uprising
Traditional Chinese起義
Simplified Chinese起义
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuánghuāgǎng Qǐyì
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWong4 Faa1 Gong1 Hei2-ji6
Yellow Flower Mound Revolt
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuánghuāgǎng zhī Yì
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWong4 Faa1 Gong1 zi1 Jik6

The Second Guangzhou (Canton) Uprising, known in Chinese as the Yellow Flower Mound Uprising or the Guangzhou Xinhai Uprising, was a failed uprising took place in China led by Huang Xing and his fellow revolutionaries against the Qing dynasty in Canton (Guangzhou). It is honored in Guangzhou's Yellow Flower Mound or Huanghuagang Park.