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Nanjing - Dr. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum(10 March 2008)
2008.03.14
Walkway to the gate
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Walkway to the gate
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Gate to the mausoleum.
One has to go in from the right door
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Gate to the mausoleum.
One has to go in from the right door
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reclining to mountain slope
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reclining to mountain slope
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after 392 stairs
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after 392 stairs
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the gorgeous view from the top!
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the gorgeous view from the top!
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The tri-arched marble gate is inscribed with four Chinese characters written by Dr. Sun, "Tian Xia Wei Gong" which means "What is under heaven is for all".
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The tri-arched marble gate is inscribed with four Chinese characters written by Dr. Sun, "Tian Xia Wei Gong" which means "What is under heaven is for all".
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Dr. Sun was born in Guangdong province of China on November 12th, 1866, and died in 1925 in Beijing, China. On April 23rd, 1929， the Chinese government appointed He Yingqin to be in charge of laying Dr. Sun to rest. On May 26th, the coffin departed from Beijing, and on May 28th, it arrived in Nanjing. On June 1st, 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.
