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Sun yat-sen memorial

   Sun Yat-sen Memorial was built in 1928 and completed in 1930. Tablet shape is distinctive , thinking is special , much like a big "wen " words into heaven. On four sides of the monument are engraved with inscriptions.Red flower of the pedestal of the Tablet, was said to be Christian tattoos.Carved with patterns of Christianity, is said to be because the Sun Yat-Sen's Christian, Kong Xiangxi, Chiang Kai-shek and Song Shi family were devout Christians, so the decorations on this pattern is not surprising.

   Statue of Dr Sun Yat-Sen, wearing a suit, her left hand on waist , right hand in fornt , face to mass, vigorous, as he stood on the podium to tell "the Three People's Principles " principle. Bronze statue was Dr Sun Yat-sen of his Japan friends, gift from meiwuzhuangji. Meiwuzhuangji and Sun Yat-Sen's 30 year friendship continue, actively supported Sun Yat-Sen's career. After to learn that  Sun Yat-Sen was died, he is very sad, so was written to commemorate Dr Sun Yat-Sen. But later, he decided to cast a bronze statue to commemorate  ,so that people can see the bronze statue on the thought of Sun Yat-Sen's revolutionary nature and life of the great. Meiwuzhuangji wanted to cast seven bronze sculpture, located in Japan and China, but he has gone bankrupt, and  ill, in order to solve the casting requirements, his ailing around fund-raising, even use the mony of save up for daughters getting married . Statue is he entrust principal sculptors Tian Xiangzai of animal husbandry sculpture . Finally due to insufficient funds, made only four , shipped to China. A statue erected here, remaining three were erected in Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, Sun Yat-Sen mausoleum in Nanjing, and Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Macau. Four bronze statues are exactly the same, 2.6 meters high, weighs approximately 2000 kilograms.

   Monument front engraved with "Prime Minister Sun monument" six  characters, is Hu Hanmin's handwriting. Engraved in the East "peace, struggle, save China". On March 12, 1925, Sun Yat-Sen with a faint voice, said: "peace, struggle, save China" the seven words, to express his ideals. Stele engraved with words is the Military Academy of Hesui was written on behalf of the Council. Hesui has three sons, one of which is now President of the Huangpu Military Academy Alumni Association He Shiyong, two other sons are any important posts in the Government. Some people say that , his father was Kuomintang, three sons are Communist Party members, which is typical of the KMT-CPC cooperation, cooperation is also very pleasant.

   Mostly,  monument face to south ,but  the monument sits North of Southern dynasties. It is said that implies Sun Yat-Sen's North Central Plain, unified China's wishes.