Dr Sun Yatsen & Soong Ching Ling

Dr Sun Yatsen & Soong Ching Ling

To remember Sun's historical achievements, KMT and the Taipei-based National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall jointly organize this special exhibition, with a total of 160 photos and 60 documents put on display. Many important historical documents are exhibited for the first time.


June 1 this year marks the 80th anniversary of Sun being buried in Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum in Nanjing. KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung will lead a delegation to visit Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum in Nanjing to pay respects.



When Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou recalled Dr. Sun Yat-sen's profound relations with Taiwan when attending the special exhibition in remembrance of Sun organized by the Kuomintang (KMT) on May 21, he sobbed a couple of times and even became too emotional to speak. Aside from sentimentality, Ma showed his humorous side, saying the US President Barack Obama is Sun's "underclassman" at school,

A selection of valuable artefacts and photographs, which not only demonstrate the celebrated love between Madam Soong Ching Ling (1893-1981) and Dr Sun Yat-sen and her love for China, but also provide a glimpse of the intimate details of her life, will be on display at the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum from tomorrow (March 20) until June 17.



The exhibition, "A Sketch of Soong Ching Ling and Her Artefacts", is jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, and co-organised by the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum and The Residence of Soong Ching Ling, Honorary President of the People's Republic of China.



The 70 exhibits on display are on loan from the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation and shown in Hong Kong for the first time. They include the wedding gift from Madam Soong's mother, the pen Dr Sun used to sign his will and Dr Sun's family testaments, the wedding gift given by Dr Sun to Madam Soong, the clothes worn by Madam Soong during he

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