Presidential Palace, Guangzhou
History
The memorial hall stands on the site of Guangzhou's Presidential Palace during the Constitutional Protection Movement, when the Nationalists operated a rival "Chinese" government to the Zhili Clique's Beijing regime. The palace was damaged during Ye Ju's 16 June 1922 attack on Sun Yat-sen, during which—though he had already fled—his wife narrowly escaped shelling and rifle fire before meeting him on the gunboat Yongfeng, where they were joined by Chiang Kai-shek. The hall itself has been severely damaged and repaired several times until 1998, when it was comprehensively upgraded to its present-day condition. A statue of Sun Yat-sen was erected in front of the main entrance.
Transportation
The memorial hall is accessible from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station of Guangzhou Metro.
See also
- Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing
- Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall in Singapore
References
- ^ Pakula (2009), p. 95–97.
- ^ "CPC History in Pictures: Nationalist Revolution", CPC Encyclopedia, China Daily, 3 August 2011.
- ^ Beck (2007).
Bibliography
- Beck, Sanderson (2007), Republican China in Turmoil 1912–1926.
- Pakula, Hannah (2009), The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the Birth of Modern China, New York: Simon & Schuster, ISBN 9781439154236.