A museum showcasing the personal belongings of Dr. Sun Yat-sen,
forerunner of China's democratic revolution, opened to visitors in
Shanghai on Sunday.
With an exhibition space of over 700 square meters, the museum
houses more than 300 items left by Dr. Sun, including historic
documents, manuscripts, and a sabre used by Sun.
Most of the exhibits are on show for the first time, said Sun
Juanjuan, curator of the museum.
The museum building was part of the former European-styled
residence of Dr. Sun in Shanghai.
Dr. Sun is known across the country as a "great revolutionary
and statesman" who fought against feudalism and imperialist
aggression and for the independence and freedom of the Chinese
people.
He was born in 1866 in Xiangshan County (now Zhongshan City) in
south China's Guangdong Province and died of illness in Beijing on
March 12, 1925.
(Xinhua News Agency November 13, 2006)