An exhibition featuring the personal items of Republic of China (ROC) founder Sun Yat-sen (孫逸仙) and his wife, Soong Ching-ling (宋慶齡), is currently being held at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei in celebration of the country’s 100th year, the organizers said yesterday.
“The exhibition marks a big step forward for Taiwan and China, as this is the first time the two have collaborated on an exhibition on the founder of the Republic of China — Sun Yat-sen,” Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall director Cheng Nai-wen (鄭乃文) said at the opening ceremony.
The ROC was formally established on Jan. 1, 1912, following the fall of the Qing dynasty and it encompassed China until 1949.
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Among the more than 70 objects on display at the special exhibition titled “Eternal Love — An Exhibition of Sun Yat-sen and Soong -Ching-ling,” 36 are on loan from the Former Residence of Soong Ching-ling in Beijing, which was listed as a major historical and cultural site in China in 1981.
Sun and Soong were married in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 1915, in opposition to Soong’s wealthy family, who worried about Sun being 27 years older than his bride, and the two remained together until Sun’s death in 1925.
It was said that none of Soong’s family members showed up at the wedding, but Soong’s parents later accepted Sun and bought some wedding gifts for their daughter.
Chopsticks, a pocket watch, a walking stick, a hat and a suit used by Sun, as well as a Mauser pistol Sun gave to Soong on their wedding day, are among the many items on display at the exhibition, which runs until March 27.
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