Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is dedicated to the politician who was the first to assume the post of President of China. The building organically combines the interweaving of traditional Chinese architecture and the principles of modern technological construction. China is one of the most ancient civilizations; centuries-old history could not help but leave imprints of various political trends in the country. This memorial hall can be considered one of the examples of the modern political life of the country.
What is the Chinese President famous for?
Sun Yat-sen went down in the history of the country as the creator of the doctrine of the three national principles. The October Revolution of 1917 in the Russian Empire strengthened the views of the politician, who turned his attention to the peasants and the working class. He is one of the most famous and revered political figures in the country. Sun Yat-sen founded the Kuomintang party and was called the Confucius of real politics. He was born in 1866 in a small city in the province of which Guangzhou is the capital, which is why the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall was built here.
What interesting things you can see
Construction of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall was completed in 1931, 6 years after the death of the politician. It was built over two years at the expense of fellow countrymen and emigrants who were close to the views of Sun Yat-sen. The design of the hall was created by a Chinese architect, a native of Guangzhou, Lu Yanzhi. The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is located in Yuexiu Park, it has an octagon shape and an area of more than 6500 m2. An attempt to compare the classical architectural form of those times with new construction methods turned out to be successful and made it possible to build a building without columns to support the ceiling.
Features of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
The spacious hall can accommodate thousands of people. The Second World War had a devastating effect on the complex, but it was successfully restored. For the convenience of visitors, modern technologies were used during the reconstruction of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. Currently, the memorial hall has retained its former beauty, but at the same time has modern functionality.
Visitors are offered letters and photographs of the politician as exhibits; the walls of the room deserve special attention; they are intricately decorated with carvings. Near the complex you can relax and admire the magnolias and ceiba trees growing next to the complex. In front of the hall there is a monument to the revolutionary - a favorite place for photographs among both guests and city residents.
You can visit the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall every day from 8:00 to 18:00, you can enter the garden and park from 6:00 and walk there until 22:00. For adults, admission costs 10 yuan; for a child you will have to pay 5 Chinese rubles. Children under 120 centimeters tall can enter for free.
