Suppression of Second Canton Uprising

Date: April 27, 1911 • Location: Guangzhou, China

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1911–1912.

The Second Canton Uprising took place but was suppressed in Guangzhou, China.

The Second Guangzhou Uprising, known in Chinese as the Yellow Flower Mound Uprising or the Guangzhou Xinhai Uprising, was a failed uprising that took place in China. It was 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.