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The Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park is in Chinatown, Honolulu. [178] On the island of Maui, the little Sun Yat-sen Park at Kamaole is near where his older brother had a ranch on the slopes of Haleakala in the Kula region. [13] [14] [15] [46] In Los Angeles, there is a seated statue of him in Central Plaza. [179]
The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (Chinese: 中山公園; lit. 'Zhongshan Park') is a Chinese garden in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Located in the city's Chinatown, it was the first Chinese garden built outside of Asia.
Sun Yat-sen defended socialism, but distanced himself from dogmatic Marxism. He criticized young people's obsession with Western-style Marxism and saw that similar ideas could be found in Chinese classics. Also, Sun embraced modernism, but at the same time highlighted a positive part of Chinese tradition.
Au Fung-Chi gave Sun the name Yet-sen (逸仙; IPA: [jɐt˨ si:n˥], pinyin: Yìxiān; Cantonese Yale: Yahtsīn). As this was the name that he used in his frequent contacts with Westerners at the time, he became known under this name in the West. When he signed his name in English, he used Sun Yat-sen, as his native language was Cantonese. [1]
Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学; SYSU) is a public research university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education, SASTIND, and Guangdong Provincial Government.
The National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan). It is a memorial to the ROC's National Father, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and was completed in 1972. The total building area covers 29,464 square metres (7.3 acres) in an open space of 115,000 square metres (28.4 acres).
To Chen Jiongming, the Constitutional Protection Movement's purpose was achieved, but for Sun the new government was a smokescreen to mask Cao Kun's rule. On June 16, the presidential palace was shelled by Chen's forces. Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Chen Ce, and the loyalists were safely escorted by ship to Shanghai.
The statue's front inscription reads "Dr. Sun Yat Sen The Founder of Modern China 1866–1925", the back inscription reads "Respectfully erected by the Founding Committee of Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Statue Inc and the Chinese Community of Australia 10 October 2011 Melbourne", the inscription on the left reads "The World is for All" and the ...