Gong Zhenzhou

[4][5] In 1906, Gong Zhenzhou was a junior officer serving in the New Army's Ninth Division at Nanjing, and joined the Tongmenghui[6] at the same time as his battalion commander, Bai Wenwei.

During the Second Revolution in 1913, Gong Zhenzhou served as commander of the Second Army and led his troops to regain Wuhu.

On returning to China in 1917, he joined Sun Yat-sen's military government in Guangzhou[7] and served as the commander of Humen Fort.

[3][8] When the Constitutional Protection Movement collapsed, Gong withdrew to Shanghai with his family, in far from well-off circumstances[2] and ran an apartment block.

[1] Zhou Enlai, Dong Biwu, and Deng Yingchao jointly sent a message of condolences: "Mr. Zhenzhou, a man of virtue and talent, who made great contributions to the Republic of China.

Weiyuan Fort with Humen Bridge in the background
Weiyuan Fort, a Qing Dynasty coastal fort in Humen on the Pearl River Delta
Madame Sun Yat-sen at Weiyuan Fort, Humen