Memorial Hall of Sun Yat Sen's former residence in Shanghai

The memorial hall of Sun Yat Sen's former residence in Shanghai is located in the south of the prosperous Huaihai Road and Xiangshan Road to the east of Sinan road. It covers an area of more than 2000 square meters. It contains Sun Yat Sen's former residence and "Sun Yat Sen Museum of cultural relics"

Memorial Hall of Sun Yat Sen's former residence in Shanghai

Located at No.7 Xiangshan Road, Shanghai, the memorial hall of Sun Yat Sen's former residence covers an area of more than 2500 square meters and an exhibition area of 1100 square meters.

Sun Yat Sen's former residence is the only common residence of Sun Yat Sen and Song Qingling

It is a small western style house in a European village, which was bought and presented to Sun Yat Sen by the overseas Chinese living in Canada at that time. Sun Yat Sen and his wife Song Qingling lived here in 1918. After Sun Yat Sen died in March 1925, Song Qingling continued to live here until 1937. After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, Soong Ching Ling moved to Hong Kong and Chongqing. At the end of 1945, Soong Ching Ling returned to Shanghai and donated the residence to the national government as a permanent memorial of Sun Yat Sen. The museum is a three-story, eight exhibition areas, with an exhibition area of more than 700 square meters. More than 300 pieces of cultural relics, manuscripts and materials are displayed.

In March 1961, the former residence of Sun Yat sen in Shanghai was listed as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council. In March 1988, the former residence was officially opened to the outside world. In 1994, the former residence was listed as the patriotic education base of Shanghai.

In December 2017, it was selected as the second batch of Chinese 20th century architectural heritage.

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Former Residence

Built in the early 20th century, the former residence is a two-story European style building facing south, covering an area of 1013 square meters and a construction area of 452 square meters. The exterior wall is decorated with gray pebbles, and the roof is covered with magenta Jixin tiles.

Downstairs is the living room, dining room, upstairs is the study, bedroom, a medium-sized reception room and a large indoor balcony. To the east of the building is the garage.

The interior furnishings are arranged according to Song Qingling's memories, and most of them are original, compact and reasonable.

Reception room

In the middle of the reception hall, there is a three person sofa and a pair of single person sofas. On the round mahogany tea table, there are red sandalwood cigar boxes with silver edges and enamel ashtrays. There are six mahogany chairs beside the walls of the reception hall, four mahogany high tea tables in the four corners, and copper sets on the tea tables. In addition, the reception hall also displays the photos taken by Sun Yat Sen when he became the provisional president of the Republic of China in 1912, and the group photos of Sun Yat Sen and Song Qingling with the officers and soldiers of the Yongfeng warship in August 1923 to commemorate the first anniversary of the Guangzhou disaster.

restaurant

The dining room of the former residence is connected with the reception hall, and can be separated by two movable doors in the middle. In the middle of the restaurant is a Mahogany Dining table and chair of Guangdong style. The dining table is round. Around the dining table, there are eight drum shaped hollow red wooden stools. The tables and benches are inlaid with marble. In the dining room are displayed the ancestral sword presented to Sun Yat Sen by Japanese friend Haruki Kuhara; the commanding sword used by Sun Yat Sen when he was the Grand Marshal of the Navy and army of the military government of the Republic of China; when Sun Yat Sen was invited to leave Guangzhou in 1924, the Guangzhou General chamber of Commerce and Guangzhou Municipal Chamber of Commerce presented to Sun Yat Sen a sword engraved with "unification first" "Sound" of the silver cup and other precious cultural relics.

Study

The study is located on the second floor of the former residence. There are bookcases on the East, North and west sides of the study, in which all kinds of books are arranged neatly. In the middle of the study, there is a hexagonal table, surrounded by two wooden chairs and a double sofa. In the south of the study, there is a desk with writing brush, inkstone, ink cartridge and inkpad box. Sun Yat Sen's commonly used magnifying glass and drawing board are also placed on the desk.

bedroom

The bedroom furnishings are simple and simple. There is a two door wardrobe beside the west wall, a dressing table in the southeast corner, and a single back sofa and chair beside the wardrobe and dressing table. In the North Center of the room is a twin bed. On the right side of the opposite bed, there is a slanting desk by the window. The slant board writing desk is exquisitely made and carved with various patterns, which is of great artistic and ornamental value, and its design is reasonable and practical.

Museum of cultural relics

Sun Yat Sen Cultural Relic museum is adjacent to Sun Yat Sen's former residence and is rebuilt from a European style house. The museum has three floors and eight exhibition areas, with an exhibition area of more than 700 square meters, displaying more than 300 pieces of cultural relics, manuscripts and materials. The exhibits include the suitcase used by Sun Yat Sen when he went abroad to carry out revolutionary activities; the photo signed by Sun Yat Sen's teacher kangdeli and presented to Sun Yat Sen; the wartime commander-in-chief's seal used by Huang Xing in commanding Hanyang to defend the war after the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising.

The museum also has modern multimedia facilities such as Sun Yat Sen's "industrial plan" electronic sand table, three-dimensional computer simulation of cultural relics, inquiry system, etc. in addition, the museum also has a film and television room to roll broadcast the TV documentary "approaching Sun Yat Sen".

Historical evolution

In June 1918, Sun Yat Sen resigned as Grand Marshal of the Navy and army, and returned to Shanghai from Guangzhou, where he lived in moleiai Road (now Sun Yat Sen's former residence, No.7 Xiangshan Road). Although he suffered many setbacks, Sun Yat Sen was not discouraged. He summed up the revolutionary experience here and continued to explore a new revolutionary road. Here, Sun Yat Sen successively completed such important works as sun Wenshu Shuo and industrial plan. Here, Sun Yat Sen met with Chinese Communists Li Dazhao and Lin Boqu, as well as representatives of the Communist International Ma Lin and Yue Fei to discuss the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, which laid the foundation for the establishment of the three major policies of "uniting Russia and the Communist Party to support agriculture and industry" and the realization of the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

In October 1924, Feng Yuxiang launched a coup in Beijing and invited Sun Yat Sen to go north to discuss the cause of the country. In order to realize the peaceful reunification of the country, Sun Yat Sen decided to go north regardless of his personal safety. He held a press conference here to reiterate his "Declaration on going North" and further clarify his proposition of going north to seek peaceful reunification of the motherland.

After the death of Sun Yat sen in March 1925, Song Qingling continued to live here until 1937. After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, Soong Ching Ling moved to Hong Kong and Chongqing. At the end of 1945, Soong Ching Ling returned to Shanghai and donated the residence to the national government as a permanent memorial of Sun Yat Sen.

After liberation, it was repaired many times. On May 26, 1959, the Municipal People's government announced it as a municipal cultural relics protection unit.

 

On March 4, 1961, the former residence was listed as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council. In March 1988, the former residence was officially opened to the outside world. In 1994, the former residence was listed as the patriotic education base of Shanghai.

Sun Yat Sen Cultural Relics Museum was officially opened on November 12, 2006 on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of Sun Yat Sen's birth. In 2007, more than 72000 people visited the museum.

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Exhibition record

In 1999, the exhibition of historical materials and pictures of Sun Yat Sen and Macao was successfully held. A total of 123 precious historical materials and pictures were displayed, and 15 cultural relics were exhibited for the first time. It introduced Sun Yat Sen's life and revolutionary activities in Macao.

2001 is the 90th anniversary of the revolution of 1911 and the 135th anniversary of Sun Yat Sen's birth. The memorial hall of Sun Yat Sen's former residence in Shanghai held a series of theme exhibitions, including the exhibition of historical materials and pictures of Sun Yat Sen and the revolution of 1911, the exhibition of currency during the revolution of 1911, and the exhibition of calligraphy and painting in memory of the 90th anniversary of the revolution of 1911. Among them, more than 130 historical pictures and cultural relics were exhibited in the historical materials exhibition, focusing on Sun Yat Sen's revolutionary activities in Shanghai during the 1911 Revolution; 83 precious cultural relics such as currency, bonds and commemorative coins during the 1911 Revolution were exhibited in the currency exhibition. These cultural relics were collected and collected by Ma Dingxiang, a famous late numismatic expert, many of them are treasures and orphans.

In 2003, "in memory of the Great Sun Yat sen - Shanghai Youth Calligraphy and seal cutting Exhibition" was held and exhibited in Taiwan.

In 2004, the exhibition of cultural relics of the 1911 Revolution was held, displaying more than 100 precious cultural relics during the period of the 1911 Revolution, showing the history of revolutionaries led by Sun Yat Sen fighting bloody battles to overthrow the decadent rule of the Qing government and revitalize China.

In 2005, Sun Yat Sen's Former Residence Memorial in Shanghai, Sun Yat Sen's Nanyang Memorial in Wanqing garden in Singapore and Guangzhou revolutionary history museum jointly held the historical materials and pictures exhibition of "Sun Yat sen in Nanyang", which showed Sun Yat Sen's revolutionary course in Nanyang with a large number of historical materials and pictures.

In 2006, the "theme painting exhibition commemorating the 140th anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's birth" was held. A total of 60 traditional Chinese paintings created by famous Chinese painters in Shanghai were exhibited. The works take the major historical events in Dr. Sun Yat Sen's life as the theme, and use the unique art form of traditional Chinese painting to show Sun Yat Sen's great achievements.

In May 2007, the exhibition of Yang Shukan's cultural relics and historical materials, a follower of Sun Yat Sen, was held to introduce Sun Yat Sen's revolutionary achievements for the first time from the perspective of followers of Sun Yat Sen's revolutionary cause. There are 21 pieces of historical materials and 63 pictures on display, including Sun Yat Sen's handwriting and autograph photo presented by Sun Yat Sen to Yang Shukan.

In November 2007, the memorial hall of Sun Yat Sen's former residence in Shanghai and other four museums in China

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