former Residence of Dr. Sun Yat-sen

The memorial hall of Sun Yat Sen's former residence is a memorial museum with Sun Yat Sen's former residence as the main body. It is located in Cuiheng village, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, 17.6km southeast of Zhongshan City, beside the main road of Guangzhou Zhuhai Highway. It is about 100 km away from Guangzhou in the north and 30 km away from Macao in the south. It faces Shenzhen and Hong Kong across the Pearl River Estuary, and is adjacent to Zhuhai on land. Cuiheng village is close to mountains and sea, and has a pleasant climate. The superior geographical location and beautiful natural environment make the memorial hall of Sun Yat Sen's former residence in the lush forest and the fragrance of birds and flowers. Transportation: (1) take bus No.12 from Zhongshan City to the museum. Bus No.12 starts from Fuhua terminus, passing by Fuzhou Hotel, Fuhua hotel in small commodity market, foot of Renmin Daqiao, guanghanbinggong, Shiqi pharmaceutical factory, Jinghua Hotel, kuchong, zimaling Park, Zhongshan customs, Mingyang company, Linggang, xijiangli, Xiya, Shenyong, tucaolang, lanbian, Nanlang, pansha, Yakou, Zhongshan City, Cuiheng market, etc., about 40 minutes; or It's on the city tour bus. (2) The museum is close to the entrance and exit of Cuiheng in Guangzhou Zhuhai Section of Beijing Zhuhai expressway. It takes about 5 minutes to drive southward into Zhuhai and more than 1 hour to drive northward to Guangzhou. (3) It's about 20 minutes' drive from the museum to Zhongshan port.

former Residence of Dr. Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat Sen's former residence, located in Cuiheng village, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, covers an area of 500 square meters and a construction area of 340 square meters.

In 1892, sun Mei, the elder brother of Sun Yat Sen, remitted money from Honolulu and built it under the leadership of Sun Yat Sen. Sun Yat Sen's former residence is a two-story building with brick and wood structure, Chinese and Western integration and unique characteristics. A wall surrounds the courtyard; the facade of the building imitates western architecture, with red walls, white lines, green glazed bottle railings, and 7 continuous arches on the front porches of the upper and lower floors. The center of the parapet on the roof is decorated with a halo, and a bat with a coin ring is molded under it. The interior design of the building adopts the traditional Chinese architectural form.

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On January 13, 1988, Sun Yat Sen's former residence was announced as the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of the people's Republic of China.

Historical evolution

In 1892, sun Mei, the elder brother of Sun Yat Sen, remitted money from Honolulu and built it under the leadership of Sun Yat Sen

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Sun Yat Sen lived here from 1892 to 1895 and 1912

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In 1893, Sun Yat Sen brought it back from Honolulu and planted it himself.

In 1913, after sun Mei expanded his backyard and built a kitchen, he demolished the ancestral house

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From November 16, 2019, Sun Yat Sen's former residence will be temporarily closed to the public

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Architectural features

Sun Yat Sen's former residence is a two-story building with brick and wood structure, Chinese and Western integration and unique characteristics. A wall surrounds the courtyard. The facade of the building imitates western architecture, with red walls, white lines, green glazed bottle railings, and 7 continuous arches on the front porches of the upper and lower floors. The center of the parapet on the roof is decorated with a halo, and a bat with a coin ring is molded under it. The interior design of the building adopts the traditional Chinese architectural form. In the middle is the main hall, and behind the hall is sun Mu's house. There are two auricles on the left and right. The right auricle is sun Mei's house, and the left auricle is Sun Yat Sen's bedroom. The four brick walls are brick gray, with white brick lines. The window is under the beam. There are doors on all sides of the room leading out of the street

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Cultural relics

On the south side of the front door of Sun Yat Sen's former residence, there is a wooden plaque of "Sun Yat Sen's former residence" written by Song Qingling. The furnishings of the main hall of the former residence were arranged by Sun Yat Sen himself. The desks, desks, chairs and iron beds he used in those years are still placed in the former residence

There is a couplet hanging on the front door: "one rafter gets the place, five GUIs live in peace", which is said to have been written by Sun Yat Sen himself after the completion of the building

. On the south side of the main gate of the wall is a stone plaque of "former residence of Sun Yat Sen, a national key cultural relic protection unit".

The main hall of Sun Yat Sen's former residence is arranged according to the scene of Sun Yat Sen's life around 1895. On the long stage is a kerosene lamp that Sun Yat Sen brought back from yaoxiangshan in 1883. In Sun Yat Sen's bedroom, he used a big wooden bed, dressing table and chair. Sun Yat Sen lived here from 1892 to 1895 and 1912. On the south side of the second floor is the study. There are desks, desks, chairs and iron beds used by Sun Yat Sen everyday. On the wall are photos of Sun Yat Sen when he was 17 years old.

There is a well on the left side of the courtyard of Sun Yat Sen's former residence, which is about 32 square meters around. It is the old house of Sun Yat Sen's family when Sun Yat Sen was born. On the left side of the courtyard is a sour tree, which is surrounded by a wall. There is a big banyan head in front of the courtyard. Not far from his former residence, jinbinglang mountain, the ancient well on the hillside and the stream at the foot of the mountain are the places where Sun Yat Sen carried water, caught fish and swam when he was young

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protective measures

In January 1988, Sun Yat Sen's former residence was announced by the State Council of the people's Republic of China as a national key cultural relics protection unit

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In October 2018, Sun Yat Sen's former residence was included in the first batch of research bases in China

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History and culture

National salvation strategy

In the winter of 1893, Sun Yat Sen drafted the "Shangli Hongzhang book" here, proposing that "people can make the best use of their talents, land can make the best use of their resources, goods can flow smoothly". In 1895, he and Lu Haodong discussed the strategy of saving the nation in this study

 

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Tourism information

geographical position

Sun Yat Sen's former residence is located in Cuiheng village, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province. It is close to the entrance and exit of Cuiheng in Guangzhu section of Beijing Zhuhai Expressway, surrounded by mountains in the south, North and West, and the Pearl River Estuary in the East. It is 20 kilometers away from Zhongshan City, 90 kilometers away from Guangzhou City, and 30 kilometers away from Macao. It faces Shenzhen and Hong Kong across the Pearl River Estuary.

Ticket information

Tourists are required to line up at the ticket office of Sun Yat Sen's former residence to collect tickets. The tickets are free. The ticket collection time is from 09:00 to 16:30 every day. Admission will be stopped after 16:30 and free from 09:00 to 17:00 every day. The reception time for kindergarten and primary and secondary school students is from Monday to Friday, and an appointment must be made one day in advance.

transport line

To get to Sun Yat Sen's former residence, tourists can take Zhongshan bus No.12, Zhongshan bus no.k16, Zhongshan bus no.k26, Zhongshan bus no.087 and Zhongshan bus no.089 to get off at Sun Yat Sen's former residence station (Yang Yin's former residence), or take the tourist bus directly to Nanlang bus station in Gongbei Customs parking lot to get to Sun Yat Sen's former residence. You can also take Zhongshan bus No.12 and Zhongshan bus no.087 to reach Sun Yat Sen's former residence after you arrive at Nanlang station of Guangzhou Zhuhai intercity railway.

Address: No.93, Cuiheng Avenue, Nanlang Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province

Longitude: 113.52825

Latitude: 22.441782

Tel: 0760-85501691

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00