Lu Haodong

He was a friend of Sun Yat-sen and was involved in activities targeted at overthrowing the Qing dynasty and establishing a republic in China.On 26 October, Lu was preparing to escape from Guangzhou, but decided to return to their base of operations in a church in present-day Beijinglu, Yuexiu District to burn a roster containing the names of the revolutionaries and other important documents.Lu replied sternly, "China is a vast country and it has the highest population in the world, but it is poor and weak because the Qing government is authoritarian and incompetent in foreign policy.The American embassy in Guangzhou attempted to save Lu's life by claiming that he was a translator working at the telegraph office and was not a revolutionary.Lu, Zhu Guiquan (朱貴全), Qiu Si (邱四) and other captured revolutionaries were executed on 7 November by the order of Tan Zhonglin.
Chinese namefamily nameShanghaiQing DynastyNanhai DistrictFoshanGuangdongcourtesy nameTraditional ChineseSimplified ChineseStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinWade–Gilesart nameBlue Sky with a White SunKuomintangflag of the Republic of Chinaancestral homeXiangshan CountyZhongshanSun Yat-senRevive China SocietyHong KongGuangzhouYuexiu DistrictTan ZhonglinViceroy of LiangguangHistory of the Republic of China