Sun Yat-sen's Former Residence

　　Destination Introduction Sun Yat-sen's Former Residence (the site where Sun Yat-sen passed away) is located at No. 23 Zhangzizhong Road. It was originally the family residence of Consort Tian from Emperor Chongzhen’s reign during the late Ming Dynasty, called Tianchun Garden, and renamed Zenggui Garden in the late Qing Dynasty. In the early years of the Republic of China, it served as the residence of then Foreign Minister Wellington Koo. In 1924, Sun Yat-sen stayed here while traveling north to discuss national affairs. On March 12, 1925, he passed away in the bedroom of the west room inside the courtyard, and his remains were moved to the Biyun Temple in Fragrant Hills three days later. This site is a key cultural relic protection unit of Beijing.

　　Designated as a key cultural relic protection unit of Beijing in 1984.

　　Address: No. 11 Di’anmen Outer Street, Dongcheng District

　　Location: Situated at No. 23 Zhangzizhong Road.

　　The current living quarters are arranged as they were originally. It is a three-courtyard compound surrounded by corridors on all sides, with a beautiful garden. At that time, Sun Yat-sen lived in the main room in front of the garden, consisting of inner and outer suites, featuring exquisitely carved floor-length flower screens. The entrance now displays a plaque reading “Memorial Room for the Passing of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.” On the west wall of the outer room, there is an inlaid rectangular piece of white marble inscribed with: “At 9:25 AM on March 12, 1925, the 14th year of the Republic of China (1925), Dr. Sun Yat-sen passed away here.” A portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen hangs above the stone. To the right is a framed copy of the “Political Testament of the Premier,” and to the left is the letter to the Soviet Union. On the table are placed works such as “The International Development of China” and “The Complete Works of Sun Zhongshan,” all displayed as they were during his lifetime. Transportation Information Bus routes 2, 13, 104, 113, 115, 118 — get off at Kuangjie Station.

　　 Beijing Dongcheng District

　　Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925)　　Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925), also known as Wen, with the courtesy name Zaizhi, literary names Rixin and Yixian, childhood name Dixiang, and alias Zhongshan Qiao, commonly 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 revolutionary traditions of the people of Guangdong and admired the cause of the Taiping Rebellion. He was a pioneer of China’s modern national democratic revolution, a great forerunner of China’s 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 opposition to feudalism, “founding a republic to end two thousand years of imperial rule.” 19...... More+