Please go elsewhere to get promoted and make a fortune, don’t come here if you are greedy for life and afraid of death.

The revolutionaries are coming.

When the Whampoa Military Academy was founded, Sun Yat-sen personally approved the couplets to be posted on the gate of the Whampoa Military Academy: the first couplet said "Please go elsewhere to get promoted and make a fortune" and the second couplet said "If you are greedy for life and afraid of death, don't enter here". "Revolutionaries come" embodies the purpose of Whampoa Military Academy, cultivating a new generation of soldiers who have ideals, are not afraid of sacrifice, and take saving the country and the people as their own responsibility.

Overview of Huangpu Military Academy

The Huangpu Military Academy was founded in 1924. The official name of the school at the time of its establishment was "Kuomintang Army Officer School of China". Because the school is located on Huangpu Island in the southeast of Guangzhou, it was called Huangpu Military Academy in history.

The Whampoa Military Academy was founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen with the active support and help of the Communist Party of China and the Soviet Union. It was the product of the first Kuomintang cooperation. As the first new type of military and political school to train revolutionary cadres in modern Chinese history, its far-reaching influence, huge role, and prominent reputation were all unexpected.

From its founding in Guangzhou in June 1924 to its move to Taiwan at the end of 1949, the Whampoa Military Academy has been operating for 23 times in mainland China. Its graduates include branch schools and training classes. More than 230,000 people. Famous generals emerged in large numbers with outstanding military exploits. They were famous both at home and abroad and had far-reaching influence. They occupied a prominent position in modern Chinese history.