Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
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The main hall of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum.
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōngshān Líng |
| Wade–Giles | Chungshan Ling |
| IPA | [ʈʂʊ́ŋʂán lǐŋ] |
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| Hokkien POJ | Tiōng-soaⁿ-lêng |
Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum (Chinese: 中山陵; pinyin: Zhōng shān líng) 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.
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.
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing
1 May 2011 (Labour day)
1 May 2011
The Entrance Gate
Gate
Marble sarcophagus
Sun Yat-sen Sacrificial Hall information
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 10 yuan charge, the committee would provide the designer with 12 pictures of the site.
The design would have to adhere to guidelines. It had to be done in a traditional Chinese style that also evoked a modern design 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 (the final cost exceeded 3,000,000 Yuan). Over 40 proposals were received.
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