Tomb of Sun Daoren

Tomb of Sun Daoren

The Tomb of Sun Daoren is a municipal-level cultural heritage site in Xiamen.

The Tomb of Sun Daoren is situated on the southern mountainside of Xianyue Mountain in Siming District. It is a municipal-level cultural heritage site dating back to 1932.

The protected area is defined as a 20-meter radius centered on the tomb itself.

Sun Daoren (1865–1932) was a high-ranking official in the late Qing Dynasty and an important political figure in the Republic of China. His courtesy name was Tuian, and his art name was Jingshan. He was born in present-day Cili County, Hunan Province. In 1884, he joined his father, Sun Kaihua, in fighting in the Sino-French War in Taiwan. In the late Qing period, he was promoted to the position of Fujian Naval and Land Forces Commander. After the Wuchang Uprising in 1911, he joined the Tongmenghui (Revolutionary Alliance), and on November 9, during the armed uprising of the Fuzhou New Army and the establishment of the Fujian Revolutionary Military Government, he was appointed as the first governor. In July 1913, in response to the "Second Revolution," he led troops in the campaign against Yuan Shikai but resigned in September after the defeat and was placed under house arrest in Beijing. He returned to his hometown in 1914. In 1916, he co-founded a business with others... More details about Sun Daoren++