Tomb of Sun &, Duke of Dongping and Ancestor of Sun Yat-sen

　　The Tomb of Sun &, Duke of Dongping and Ancestor of Sun Yat-sen, is situated in Majia Pit, 2 kilometers south of Ningdu County. Sun & was a native of the Tang Dynasty, originally from Chenliu, Bianshi (now Kaifeng County, Henan Province). In the third year of the Zhonghe era (883) during the reign of Emperor Xizong of Tang, he was selected as a centurion and was granted the title of Duke of Dongping for his military achievements. He led troops southward to fight against the Huang Chao Rebellion in Qianzhou Qianhua (present-day Ningdu County), where he eventually settled. His descendants multiplied and spread widely, making him the progenitor of the Sun clan in Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong provinces. Sun Yat-sen was his twenty-fifth-generation descendant. The tomb of Sun & was initially built in the late Tang Dynasty and underwent multiple renovations during the Ming and Qing dynasties. In November 1986, on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen’s birth, the tomb was restored, with a new tombstone and inscription erected, the burial site expanded, and a platform created in front of the tomb along with several steps leading up to it. A memorial archway-style gate was also constructed, giving the site a solemn and majestic appearance.

　　

　　Sun Yat-sen (1866~1925)　　Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925), whose given name was Wen, courtesy name Zaizhi, also known as Risun or Yixian, with the 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, influenced by the revolutionary traditions of the people of Guangdong, he 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, “establishing a republic and ending two thousand years of feudal imperial rule.” 19...... Details+