Huang Shiyue

Huang Shiyue (, 1890-1955), courtesy name Chuxiao, was a native of Tongcheng, Anhui Province. He was a lieutenant general in the Republic of China Army. In 1938, he led over 300 teachers and students on a long march from the National Changsha Provisional University in Changsha to the newly established National Southwest Associated University in Kunming.

The teachers and students started from Jiucaiyuan in Changsha, marched along the Zhongshan Road, took a boat along the Xiangjiang River to Changde, then walked through Guzhang County and Huayuan County in western Hunan to Huangguoshu in Guizhou, continued west to Zhanyi in Yunnan, and finally arrived in Kunming. They walked 30 to 40 km a day, spending the night in temples, monasteries, farmers' shanties or even out in the open. Huang Shiyue often encouraged the students to inherit and carry forward the spirit of the May Fourth Movement. He reminded them to wear leg wraps when walking, wash their feet with cold water after walking, and drink a glass of boiled water before breakfast so that they would not feel thirsty all day. Along the way, he treated the students with great care and respect, and was well respected by them. The troops passed through Kunming City and arrived at Yuantong Park on the north side. General Huang Shiyue said to President Mei Yiqi: "I took more than 200 people from you in Changsha. Now I return them to you. According to the list, all of them are here." No one in the entire travel group was injured or killed.