Tomb of Huang Naiyang and Huang Naimo

Tomb of Huang Naiyang and Huang Naimo

The tomb of Huang Naiyang and Huang Naimo is a cultural relic protection unit of Fujian Province.

Tomb of Huang Naiyang and Huang Naimo

Located in Hutou Village, Bandon Town, Minqing County, the tomb is built from lime-soil mixture, measuring 13 meters in width and 40 meters in depth. It has a fan-shaped layout with four tiers of terraces. In front of the tomb are a pair of stone pillars and two pairs of stone flagpoles. The pillars bear inscriptions in regular script: “Qing Dynasty Imperially Granted Silver Condolence and Burial for Martyred Hereditary Official Huang Naimo at Dagu Gully” and “Imperially Granted Burial Site of the Late Qing Naval Officer Huang Naimo’s Regalia, Gengzi Year of Guangxu,” both composed and inscribed by Chen Baochen.

In 1991, the People's Government of Fujian Province designated it as a third batch provincial-level cultural relic protection unit.

Huang Naiyang

(1849–1924)

Also known as Jiumei, courtesy name Fuchen, and art name Muhua, he was a native of Hutou Village, Bandon Town. Born in the 29th year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1849), he came from a family that had been farmers for generations and also worked as carpenters. Due to poverty, Huang Naiyang often helped his parents with farm work in his childhood and later managed to study while working. In the 3rd year of the Tongzhi reign (1864), Christianity was introduced to Minqing. In the 5th year of Tongzhi (1866), Huang Naiyang joined Christianity through the introduction of American missionary Xue Cheng’en. In the church, he continued studying Chinese while diligently learning English. Soon… More details about Huang Naiyang ++

Huang Naimo

(1862–1894)

Courtesy name Aishan, he was a native of present-day Hutou Village, Bandon Town. As a child, he learned carpentry from his father and later attended the Anglo-Chinese College in Fuzhou. In the 15th year of the Guangxu reign (1889), he graduated from the Beiyang Naval Academy in Tianjin. The following year, he was ordered to go to Britain to inspect the cruiser Zhiyuan, which had been ordered by the Qing government. After returning to China, he was appointed as the ship’s second lieutenant, assisting the commanding officer Deng Shichang in commanding the Zhiyuan.

In the 20th year of Guangxu (1894), as tensions rose between China and Japan, the Zhiyuan was assigned to the Beiyang Fleet. On September 17, while escorting a convoy carrying Chinese… More details about Huang Naimo ++

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