Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall is on the site of the former presidential
office of Sun Yat-Sen when he took the post of the provisional
president of Guangzhou City in 1912. In order to commemorate the
Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman who is considered by many
to be the 'Father of Modern China', the people of Guangzhou and
overseas Chinese raised money and established this Hall which was
completed in 1931.


The Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall is a magnificent octagonal palace-style
building, which appears solemn and traditional. It rockets up to about
50 meters (about 164 feet) in height and is seen as classical among
the architecture of modern Guangzhou City. Inside the hall there is a
round two-storied auditorium. The designer using a combined theory of
construction and mechanics made the space span about 70 meters (about
230 feet), it stands without a single pillar using only the walls
around it for support and appears very grand. Tourists also can visit
an exhibition hall which presents the life story of Sun Yat-Sen.


Since its opening, the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall has become a famous
landmark. Now it is an essential site and an architectural symbol of
Guangzhou City.