Xian Xinghai (1905-1945) composer
Xian Xinghai (1905～1945) composer. People from Guangzhou. After returning to China from Paris in 1935, he participated in anti-Japanese and national salvation activities in Guangzhou. In 1938, he went to Yan'an and served as the director of the music department of Lu Xun Academy of Art. Joined the Communist Party of China in 1939. He created extremely rich works throughout his life, including "Youth March", "Yellow River Cantata", etc. He was known as the "People's Musician". Died of illness in Moscow in 1945. In 1985, the Guangzhou Conservatory of Music was renamed Guangzhou Xinghai Conservatory of Music to show the memory of this musician by the people of Guangzhou.
Ma Shi-tsang (1900-1964), an opera performing artist
Ma Shi-tsang (1900-1964), an opera performing artist. A native of Shunde, Guangdong. After graduating from high school in 1917, he studied opera at the Taiping Chunjiao Theater in Guangzhou. Later, he worked as an actor in a Cantonese opera troupe in Singapore and became famous under the tutelage of the famous Xiao Wu Liang Yuanxiang. In 1923, he returned to Guangzhou and entered the life class. He played the role of the righteous beggar Yu Xiahun in "The Love of the Phoenix" and became famous in one fell swoop. Around the 1930s, under the impact of Western talkies, in order to revitalize Cantonese opera, he advocated learning from dramas, movies and life to modernize and popularize Cantonese opera. Through various artistic innovations, he created a style with rich movements, distinctive rhythms and a strong sense of life. The Ma style and Xing dialects are natural and lively, with distinct pauses and frustrations, and the humorous Ma tune (commonly known as "Beggar's throat"). Ma Shitsang has performed in the United States, Vietnam, Malaya and other places. He is well-known at home and abroad and has far-reaching influence. Ma Shizeng was famous for his ugly appearance in his early years, and he also practiced longevity and purity. Representative plays include "Bitter Phoenix and Ying Pity", "The Prince of Thieves", "The Couple's War", "The Unruly Princess Beats the Prince Consort", etc. In addition, dozens of Cantonese films were filmed. Ma Shitseng was sincerely patriotic. During the Anti-Japanese War, he actively composed and performed plays to promote patriotism. In 1950, he led the Red Star Theater Troupe to Guangzhou to perform the modern Cantonese opera "Tears on the Pearl River". He returned to Guangzhou in 1955 and served successively as the director of the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Troupe and the director of the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theatre. He was elected as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice chairman of the Guangzhou Branch of the Chinese Drama Association. In his later years, he successfully created two artistic images of Xie Bao in the play "Sou Shu Yuan" and Guan Hanqing in the play "Guan Hanqing", which brought Ma School art to a new peak.
Xu Guangping (1898-1968) Mrs. Lu Xun
Xu Guangping (1898～1968) was a patriotic democrat and Mrs. Lu Xun. The pen name is Jing Song. People from Guangzhou. Joined the Communist Party of China in 1960. During the Anti-Japanese War, he participated in the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Movement in Guangzhou. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he participated in the patriotic democratic movement. After 1949, she successively served as deputy secretary-general of the Government Affairs Council of the Central People's Government and vice-chairman of the All-China Women's Federation. Correspondence with Lu Xun was compiled into "Book of Two Places".
Zhu Zhixin (1885-1920) was a democratic revolutionary.
Zhu Zhixin (1885-1920) was a democratic revolutionary. The original name is Da Fu. Born in Guangzhou. He joined the Tongmenghui in 1905 and participated in the Huanghuagang Uprising in 1911. In 1920, he was sent by Sun Yat-sen to mobilize Guangxi troops in Guangdong and was killed in Humen. In 1921, Sun Yat-sen specially sent Liao Zhongkai and others to prepare for the construction of Zhixin Middle School as a commemoration.
Xu Chongqing (1888-1969) educator
Xu Chongqing (1888～1969) educator. The word is Zhicheng. People from Guangzhou. He went to Japan to study in 1905 and graduated from Tokyo Imperial University Graduate School in 1920. Joined the Alliance. In 1923, he participated in the reorganization work of the Kuomintang. In 1925, he served as the director of the Guangdong Education Department, advocating civilian education and initiating the recovery of education rights. He served as president of Sun Yat-sen University three times from 1931 to 1932, 1940 to 1941, and 1951 to 1969. In 1962, he concurrently served as deputy governor of Guangdong Province and made significant contributions to the development of education in Guangzhou.
Chen Shuren (1883-1948) painter
Chen Shuren (1883～1948) painter. His name is Shao, and his nickname is Jiawai Yuzi. People from Guangzhou. One of the "Three Lingnan Masters" in modern Chinese painting circles. In his early years, he followed Sun Yat-sen in the democratic revolution and held important positions in the Kuomintang throughout his life. He studied painting from Ju Lian when he was young, and graduated from the Kyoto Art School in Japan in 1912. Advocate the innovation of traditional Chinese painting. Paying attention to sketching, advocating taking nature as the method, forming an artistic style unique in "clearness" and "newness". A lifetime of works, thousands of them. Some names have been purchased for collection in foreign museums. His residence, Qiyuan (now Dongshan Shuqian Road), is now the Chen Shuren Memorial Hall.
Liang Cheng (1864-1917) was a diplomat in the late Qing Dynasty
Liang Cheng (1864-1917) was a diplomat in the late Qing Dynasty. A native of New〖HT5"XL〗NCF75〖HT5"SS〗 in Haizhu District, Guangzhou. Went to the United States to study at the age of 12. After returning to China, he worked in the Prime Minister's Office, and then went to the United States with Minister Zhang Yinheng as a counselor. After returning to China after completing his term of office, he accompanied my country's special envoys twice to the United Kingdom and the United States. He demonstrated his patriotism and outstanding diplomatic skills and won praise. From 1903 to early 1908, with the qualification of third-rank minister, he served as envoy to the United States, Peru, Cuba and other countries. He lived up to the great trust of the country. After repeated negotiations, he won back the excess of my country's "Gengzi Indemnity" for education and won back the rights to build the "Guangdong-Han Railway". When he was in the United States, he wrote to the country many times to "apprehend and punish" those who lured women and Chinese workers abroad. In the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, countless Chinese were killed. He immediately raised funds for relief at home and abroad, led his family to donate their salary, and visited the city in person to handle the funeral arrangements.
When he returned from his term of office, he donated 15,000 volumes of Chinese books to Amherst College in Massachusetts, USA.
Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919) Engineer
Zhan Tianyou (1861～1919) Engineer. The name is Juancheng and the word is Dachao. Originally from Jiangxi, he was born in Guangzhou. He went to the United States to study in 1873 and returned to China in 1881. He once participated in the construction of the railway from Lutai to Tianjin. In 1905, he served as the chief engineer of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. Full of patriotic enthusiasm, he used the "herringbone" line according to local conditions to overcome technical difficulties such as the high mountains and steep slopes near Badaling. The Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway was completed in 1909, with a total length of 140 kilometers. It was the first important railway designed and constructed by the Chinese themselves. Later generations called Zhan Tianyou the "Father of Railways" in China.
Liu Yongfu (1837-1917) was a national hero in the late Qing Dynasty
Liu Yongfu (1837-1917) was a national hero in the late Qing Dynasty. The name is Yuanting, another name. A native of Qinzhou, Guangxi (originally Guangdong). In his early years, he participated in the Tiandihui uprising. In the 1880s and mid-1890s, he led the Black Flag Army to resist France in Vietnam and Japan in Taiwan. After fighting against the French in Vietnam and returning to China, he lived in Guangzhou for a long time and left many relics. There is now a "Yongfu Village" on the top of Shahe River, and there is a Yongfu Road diagonally opposite the zoo gate.
Hu Hanmin was born in Panyu, Guangdong (now Guangzhou). His original name was Yanhong and his courtesy name was Zhantang. Studied in Japan. In the autumn of 1905, he joined the Tongmenghui and served as secretary of the Secretariat and editor of "Min Bao". In 1909, he served as director of the Southern Branch of the Tongmenghui. )
Pan Dawei (a native of Tangdong Village, Tianhe, Guangzhou. Followed Sun Yat-sen's revolution in 1895. In 1905, he founded China's first newspaper for lower-class civilians, "Current Affairs Pictorial". In 1911, he and his wife Chen Weizhuang personally participated in the Guangzhou Revolution Preparations for the Gengxu New Army Uprising and the Huanghuagang Uprising; after the failure of the Huanghuagang Uprising, he took the risk to bury the seventy-two martyrs and renamed "Honghuagang" to "Huanghuagang" to become the eternal altar of freedom in 1929. Died of illness in Hong Kong on August 27.)
Deng Shichang (a naval general in the late Qing Dynasty, a national hero, a native of Panyu, Guangzhou (now Haizhu District). On September 17, 1894, during the Yellow Sea War between China and Japan, he served as "Zhiyuan" The ship's management team was still in command at the critical moment when the ship was damaged and bombs were exhausted, and the ship rushed to the Japanese ship "Yoshino", determined to die with the enemy. Unfortunately, it encountered a Japanese torpedo on the way and died together with the military policemen on the ship. , posthumously awarded the title of Crown Prince.
Xu Guangping (from Guangzhou. In 1917, he studied at the preparatory course of Tianjin Zhili First Women’s Normal School and served as the editor-in-chief of the Tianjin Patriotic Comrades Association’s journal “Awakening the World”. Weekly" editor, and participated in the "May 4th" movement under the leadership of Zhou Enlai. In 1923, he was admitted to the Chinese Language Department of Beijing Women's Higher Normal School and became a student of Lu Xun. In January 1927, Lu Xun went to Sun Yat-sen University to teach, and Xu served as a teaching assistant in Guangzhou. As a translator, he rented a house on Baiyun Road and lived with Lu Xun in Shanghai. In October 1929, he gave birth to his son Zhou Haiying. In December 1932, the collection of correspondence "Book of Two Places" was published. In 1949, he attended the first session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Deputy Secretary-General of the Government Affairs Council, member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice-chairman of the All-China Women's Federation, vice-chairman of the Association for the Promotion of Democracy, and member of the Presidium of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Died of illness in Beijing in March 1968 at the age of 70). >Huang Shizhong (a native of Daqiao Township, Panyu, now part of Fangcun District, Guangzhou). A bourgeois revolutionary, propagandist, and novelist. Huang Shizhong joined the Tongmenghui in 1905 and participated in a large number of revolutionary practical work. He is a famous newspaperman. He once appeared in " He served as editor-in-chief or participated in editing work in more than 10 revolutionary newspapers and periodicals such as Tiannan News, China Daily, World Public Welfare News, and Hong Kong Youth Daily)
Pan Shicheng (also known as Deshe, De). Yu, whose ancestral home is in Fujian, has lived in Guangzhou for a long time. He was a wealthy official and businessman who was well-known in both the government and the public in the late Qing Dynasty. Pan Shicheng's ancestor started as a salt merchant. After inheriting the family business, he continued to operate the salt business and even became a wealthy businessman in Guangzhou's Thirteenth Industry.)
Xu Chongzhi (in November 1911, participated in the Fuzhou Uprising. In January 1912, after the Nanjing Provisional Government was established, he served as the commander of the 14th Army Division and the commander-in-chief of the Fujian Northern Expedition Army, commanding the Northern Expedition. In August 1917, He served as the military commander of the Grand Marshal's Office of the Protectorate Military Government and assisted Sun Yat-sen in presiding over the military affairs. On October 28 of the same year, the Guangdong army regained Guangzhou, thus ending the rule of the Guangxi warlords in Guangdong.
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Xu Chongqing (served as president of CUHK three times, once served as deputy governor of Guangdong Province, is a famous educator and educational philosopher in my country, and is recognized as "the founder of new pedagogy and higher education in New China" one") etc.