the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同 Tán Sìtóng, Lin Xu 林旭 Lín Xù, Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀 Yáng Shēnxiù, Liu Guangdi 劉光第 Liú Guāngdì, Kang Guangren 康廣仁 Kāng Guǎngrén and Yang Rui 楊銳 Yáng Ruì