Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum

Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum (Шаблон:Zh) is situated at the foot of the second peak of Mount Zijin (Purple Mountain) in Nanjing, China. Construction of the tomb started in January 1926 and was finished in spring of 1929. The architect was Lu Yanzhi, who died shortly after it was finished. It is classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration.

History

Dr. Sun was born in Guangdong province of China on 12 November 1866, and died in 1925 in Beijing, China. On 23 April 1929, the Chinese government appointed He Yingqin to be in charge of laying Dr. Sun to rest. On 26 May, the coffin departed from Beijing, and on 28 May, it arrived in Nanjing. On 1 June 1929, Dr. Sun was buried there. Sun, considered to be the "Father of Modern China" both in mainland China and in Taiwan, fought against the imperial Qing government and after the 1911 revolution ended the monarchy and founded the Republic of China.

Selection of the design

A committee decided to host a design competition in order to collect designs for the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. The committee put advertisements in the newspapers on 5 May 1925, inviting architects and designers at home and abroad to send their designs. In exchange for a ten yuan charge, the committee would provide the designer with twelve pictures of the site.

The design would have to adhere to guidelines. It had to be done in ancient Chinese style with special and memorial substance. Not only should it evoke the Chinese architectural spirit but also add creativity. Designers were required to insure that the proposed construction costs within 300,000 yuan. Over 40 proposals were received.

On 20 September 1925, the committee convened in Shanghai and unanimously selected Lu Yanzhi's proposal.

Architecture

Reclining on a mountain slope, the majestic mausoleum blends the styles of traditional imperial tombs and modern architecture. Lying at the mountainside, the vault is more than 700 meters away from the paifang on the square below, which is the entrance of the mausoleum. There is a three-tier stone stand on which a huge bronze ding, an ancient Chinese vessel symbolizing power, perches. To the north of the square, the paifang towers high. Beyond is the 480-meter-long and 50-meter-wide stairway which has 392 stairs leading to the vault. On both sides, pine, cypress, and ginkgo trees guard the way. At the end of the stairway is a gate which is 16 meters high and 27 meters wide. The tri-arched marble gate is inscribed with four Chinese characters written by Dr. Sun, "Tian Xia Wei Gong" ("天下为公") which means "What is under heaven is for all". Inside the gate, there is a pavilion in which a 9-meter-high stele is set, which is a memorial monument set by the Kuomintang (KMT). A few stairs up is the sacrificial hall and the vault.

In front of the sacrificial hall there stands a pair of huabiao, ancient Chinese ornamental columns, which are 12.6 meters high. The sacrificial hall is actually a palace of 30 meters in length, 25 meters in width and 29 meters in height. In the center of the hall a 4.6-meter-high statue of Dr. Sun sits. The statue was sculptured out of Italian white marble. The hall's ceiling features the flag of the Kuomintang. Biographical information on Dr. Sun is available to visitors in the hall. North of the hall lies the bell-shaped vault, wherein lies the sarcophagus of Dr. Sun.

Architectural influence of the Mausoleum's design is evident in Taiwan's Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.

Recent events

On 27 April 2005, then-Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan, his wife, and other KMT members visited the Mausoleum. It was the first visit of KMT members to the site since 1949.

On 15 November 2006, another visit was made to the Mausoleum by Dr. Sun's granddaughter, Sun Huiying, who was by then over eighty years old.

In May 2008, Wu Po-hsiung became the first ruling Kuomintang chairman to visit the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum since 1949. There were concerns that the 392 steps leading to the tomb would be too taxing given Wu's leg injuries.

On 12 February 2014, Wang Yu-chi became the first ROC government official in office to visit the site after the end of Chinese Civil War in 1949.

See also

  • National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
  • Cihu Mausoleum
  • Touliao Mausoleum
  • Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
  • Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
  • Sun Yat Sen Memorial House

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Commons

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Imran Ghory
29 November 2018
You need a free ticket to enter, go to the tourism office opposite the kfc near the entrance to get a ticket. You need to show passport/give them passport number. Drinks available at top of stairs.
Arie Mulyahati
25 January 2016
When you want to come here, make sure you will going to use a very comfortable shoe. You'll going to walk here. Recommend place..❤️
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12 October 2015
Nice views, fresh air, pay a visit to the father of the modern China. Last time we checked it cost 100 RMB per person.
Ali Daylan
4 February 2015
People mountain, people sea. Take a walk, look around and take photos. Plus a great scenic view
leon师傅
22 September 2013
I have been here two times, and I was bored two times. Good luck trying to find a way out.
Lisseth Yan
3 January 2014
La entrada es gratis y el tramo que hay que caminar desde el parqueo al mausoleo no es mucho, pero se puede tomar un "tren" a la ida, cuesta solo 5 yuanes y de regreso se puede caminar.
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