Haikou Zhongshan Memorial Hall

Haikou Zhongshan Memorial Hall

Haikou Zhongshan Memorial Hall is a cultural relic protection unit of Hainan Province.

Haikou Zhongshan Memorial Hall is a key cultural relic protection unit in Haikou City, located at No. 19 Wenming West Road, Longhua District, Haikou. It is managed by the Civil Affairs Bureau of Longhua District, Haikou.

Haikou Zhongshan Memorial Hall faces south and covers a total area of 2.28 mu, with a building area of 700 square meters. In front of the memorial hall is a small entrance courtyard. Climbing seven concrete steps leads to the main gate, which is flanked by two flower stands. In front of the gate are six red square stone pillars with smooth surfaces. There are five doorways between the six pillars, with the central one being the main entrance, featuring an inscription that reads “Zhongshan Memorial Hall” on the horizontal beam above. The hall is higher in the south and lower in the north. The northern part houses a stage that also serves as a podium, while the upper front and rear sections of the building have relatively large floor areas. The roof is paved with green glazed tiles. The entire hall and seating area can accommodate 1,200 people for various meetings and events.

Source: Party History Research Office of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee

Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925), whose given name was Wen, courtesy name Zaizhi, art names Jixin and Yixian, childhood name Dixiang, and alias Zhongshanqiao, often used the name Zhongshan. He was born into a farming family in Cuiheng Village, Xiangshan County (now Zhongshan City), Guangdong Province. In his youth, he was influenced by the tradition of struggle among the people of Guangdong and admired the revolutionary cause of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He was a pioneer of China's modern national democratic revolution, a great forerunner of the Chinese democratic revolution, the founder of the Republic of China and the Kuomintang, an advocate of the Three Principles of the People, and the creator of the Five-Power Constitution. He was the first to raise the banner of complete anti-feudalism... More details about Sun Yat-sen++

Further reading:

· Third Batch of Hainan Provincial Cultural Relic Protection Units