Pan Dawei (; 1881–1929) was a Chinese artist and political radical. As a journalist, Pan was one of the first political cartoonists in China and a member of the

Tongmenghui The Tongmenghui of China was a secret society and underground resistance movement founded by Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others in Tokyo, Empire of Japan, on 20 August 1905, with the goal of overthrowing China's Qing dynasty. It was formed ...

. He worked with He Jianshi and others to create ''Journal of Current Pictorial'', which published these cartoons. They showed support for the

1911 Revolution The 1911 Revolution, also known as the Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution, ended China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing dynasty, and led to the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC). The revolution was the culmination of a decade ...

against the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

. As an artist, he worked with Huang Banruo and Deng Erya to found the Hong Kong branch of the Guangdong Association for the Study of Chinese Paintings. He worked in the art department of the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company, creating calendar advertisement posters. He associated with several other poster artists, including Zhou Bosheng, Zheng Mantuo, Li Mubai, and

Xie Zhiguang Xie or Hsieh may refer to: Xie People *Xie of Xia (), legendary king of the Xia Dynasty *Xie of Shang (契), legendary nobleman *Xie, Marquis of Jin (; th century BC), ruler of the State of Jin *King Xie of Zhou (; BC) *Alexandra Kitchin (1864� ...

72 Martyrs

During the

Second Guangzhou Uprising The Second Guangzhou (Canton) Uprising, known in Chinese as the Yellow Flower Mound Uprising or the Guangzhou Xinhai Uprising, was a failed uprising took place in China led by Huang Xing and his fellow revolutionaries against the Qing dynasty ...

on 27 April 1911, Pan buried the 72 martyrs of the uprising on Red Flower Ridge (later renamed Yellow Flower Ridge). He is buried in the Huanghuagang 72 Martyrs Cemetery in

Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pan, Dawei 1881 births 1929 deaths Tongmenghui members Artists from Guangzhou People of the 1911 Revolution People from Panyu District Chinese editorial cartoonists Qing dynasty artists