Sun Yat-sen,the great revolutionist
Sun Yat-sen (Chinese:孙逸仙) (November 12,1866–March 12,1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader who is often referred to as the "father of modern China".Sun played an instrumental and leadership role in the eventual overthrow of the Qing Dynasty in 1911.He was the first provisional president when the Republic of China was founded in 1912.He later co-founded the Kuomintang (KMT) where he served as its first leader.
Sun was a uniting figure in post-imperial China,and remains unique among 20th-century Chinese politicians for being widely revered in both mainland China and Taiwan.On both sides of the Straits he is frequently seen as the father to republican China.In Taiwan,he is known by the title officially given to him in the Republic of China,Father of the Nation (国父),as in his posthumous name Father of the Nation,Mr Sun Yat-sen (国父,孙中山先生).On the mainland,Sun is also seen as a Chinese nationalist,the "Forerunner of the Revolution" (革命先行者) and "the Father of Modern China".
Although Sun is considered one of the greatest leaders of modern China,his political life was one of constant struggle and frequent exile.After the success of the revolution,he quickly fell out of power in the newly-founded Republic of China,and led successive revolutionary governments as a challenge to the warlords who controlled much of the nation.Unfortunately,Sun did not live to see his party bring about consolidation of power over the country.His party,which formed a fragile alliance with the communists,split into two factions after his death.Sun's chief legacy resides in his developing a political philosophy known as the Three Principles of the People (三民主义) (nationalism (民族),civil liberties (民权),and the people's livelihood (民生)),which still heavily influences Chinese government today.
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Sun Yat-sen (Chinese:孙逸仙; 孙文; 孙中山; November 12,1866 – March 12,1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader often referred to as the “father of modern China”.Sun played an instrumental role in the eventual overthrow of the Qing Dynasty in 1911.He was the first provisional president when the Republic of China was founded in 1912.He later co-founded the Kuomintang (KMT) where he served as its first leader.Sun was a uniting figure in post-imperial China,and remains unique among 20th-century Chinese politicians for being widely revered in both mainland China and in Taiwan.
Residents walk past the statue of Dr.Sun Yat-sen,the forerunner of China’s democratic revolution,at a memorial ceremony in Guangzhou yesterday.China held a grand gathering at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday to mark the 140th anniversary of Sun’s birth.President Hu Jintao delivered a speech at the gathering,attended by about 3,000 people including China’s other top officials and Dr.Sun’s relatives and delegates from overseas.
