Dear members, the scenic spot we are going to visit today is ZhongshanMausoleum. Zhongshan Mausoleum is located at the southern foot of Xiaomaomountain, the second peak of Nanjing. It is the mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat Sen,the great pioneer of China's democratic revolution. It is a famous building inNanjing during the period of the Republic of China. It has become the name cardand symbol of Nanjing and one of the first 5A scenic spots in China. First ofall, let's get to know Dr. Sun Yat Sen. Dr. Sun Yat Sen was named Sun Wen andnamed Yixian. Because he used the pseudonym of "Zhongshan Qiao" when he wasengaged in revolutionary activities in Japan, he was honored as Dr. Sun Yat senin China, while foreign friends often called him Dr. Sun Yat Sen.
Born in 1866, he studied in Honolulu, Hong Kong and other places when hewas young. After graduation, he practised medicine in Guangzhou, Macao and otherplaces, and later abandoned medicine and went into politics. In 1905, heorganized and established the Chinese Alliance in Japan, and put forward theprogram of "expelling the Tartars, restoring China, establishing the Republic ofChina, and averaging land rights", as well as the three people's principles of"democracy, people's livelihood, and civil rights"; After the 1911 Revolution,he was elected as the provisional president of the Republic of China; after YuanShikai was sworn in on New Year's day in 1912, he successively led the "secondrevolution", "national defense movement" and "Law Protection Movement"; he diedof illness in Beijing on March 12, 1925.
The tomb site of Zhongshan Mausoleum was selected by Dr. Sun Yat Sen duringhis lifetime. On April 1, 1912, the day after Dr. Sun Yat Sen resigned aspresident in order to seek the peaceful reunification of the north and thesouth, Dr. Sun Yat Sen and Hu Hanmin went hunting in Zijin Mountain. He lookedaround the terrain and said with a smile, "when I die in the future, I amwilling to beg the people for this land to settle my body.". Zhongshan Mausoleumis designed by young architect Lu Yanzhi. It is built close to the mountain,facing south in the north, next to Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum in the West andLinggu Temple in the East. The cemetery is in the shape of "alarm bell".Zhongshan Mausoleum was built from 1926 to 1929. On June 1, 1929, the "feng'anceremony" was held at noon. Dr. Sun Yat Sen's coffin was never opened when itwas buried in the tomb. Pre Mausoleum: (2 minutes)
Now we come to the half moon square of Zhongshan Mausoleum. On theoctagonal stone platform in the south of the square, there is a red coppertripod, 4.25 meters high, 1.23 meters in diameter, and weighing 5000 kg. It isone of the memorial buildings of Zhongshan Mausoleum. This tripod was donated byDai Jitao, President of Guangzhou Sun Yat sen University, and all teachers andstudents in the autumn of 1933. The three words "wisdom, benevolence, courage"are engraved on the belly of the tripod, which is the motto of Sun Yat senUniversity This tripod is also called Xiaojing tripod.
Located in the middle of the front row of the tomb Road, this is a fourcolumn and three eaves skyscraper. It was built in 1930. It is 12 meters highand 17.3 meters wide. It is built in the form of Fujian granite imitatingancient wooden structure. The banner is covered with blue glazed tiles. The footof the column is surrounded by drum stones. The bottom of the column is arectangular stone base. Lotus petal clouds and ancient architectural colorpaintings are carved on the archway Because there is a stone plaque in themiddle of the banner, which is engraved with two gold-plated inscriptions of"fraternity" written by Sun Yat Sen, it is called "fraternity square".
The term "fraternity" comes from "fraternity is benevolence" in TangHanyu's Yuandao. It is said that Dr. Sun Yat Sen's favorite topic in his life isa gift, which has become an excellent summary and portrayal of his life. Passingthrough the memorial archway, there is a 480 meter long and nearly 40 meter widegraveway. The graveway is divided into left, middle and right. The middlegraveway is 12 meters wide, with 9 meter wide lawns on both sides. Cedars,cypresses and other evergreen trees are planted in it. The graveways on the leftand right sides are 4.6 meters wide, and there are turf in their East andWest.
The design of the passage not only conforms to the spirit of traditionalChinese architecture, but also has a unique style. The strict central axissymmetry gives people a sense of strict law. The symmetrical cedars, cypresses,gingko, red maple and other trees are used to replace the common stone man andstone beast in front of ancient emperors' tombs, symbolizing the essence of Dr.Sun Yat Sen God is as green as pine and cypress.
Mausoleum gate and stele Pavilion:
Walking through the tomb path, we now come to the concrete platform infront of the mausoleum gate. This is the second largest square of ZhongshanMausoleum, about 70 meters wide. Many evergreen trees, such as pine and cypress,are planted on both sides. In the north of the square, you can see the mausoleumgate. The mausoleum gate is a single eaves building with three arches in theSouth and the north. The top of the mausoleum is covered with blue glazed tiles.It is all made of Fujian granite, with corner beams and eaves The rafters aremade of red copper, and the three door openings in the south are equipped with apair of hollow out Plaid Antique Iron doors. On the stone forehead in the southof the middle door is the four words "the world is for the public" written byDr. Sun Yat Sen himself, which is taken from the book of rites · Liyun: "thejourney of the great road, the world is for the public". This is a kind of greatharmony social ideal expounded by Confucianism, an idea opposite to the familyand the world, and "civil rights" in the three people's principles It is thiskind of thought that is expounded.
The semi-circular stone walls on both sides of the mausoleum gate areconnected with the wall of the mausoleum, which outlines the lower end of the"Liberty Bell" designed by Lu Yanzhi. The pavilion is about 12 meters wide and17 meters high. It is a double eaves peak with blue glazed tiles. The pavilionis made of granite. There are two arches in the East and south, and a verticalwindow in the north. There is a granite tombstone in the center of the pavilion,8.1 meters high and 4 meters wide, with the inscription "China Pavilion"___ OnJune 1, the 18th of the Republic of China, Mr. Sun, the Prime Minister of theCommunist Party of China, was buried here in 24 gold-plated characters inregular script. The characters were written by Tan Yankai, former chairman ofthe national government and President of the Executive Yuan.
There are inscriptions on the forehead___ Party emblem, this monumenthighlights the funeral of Dr. Sun Yat Sen for the party. From the pavilion tothe memorial hall above, there are eight large stone steps, each of which has aplatform. The design implies "three principles of the people, five powerconstitution". These eight stone steps have 290 steps, 392 steps from Boaisquare, which means 392 million compatriots in China at that time. The steps aredivided into 10 platforms. When you look up from the bottom, you can only seethe steps, but not the platforms, However, when we climb up to the top and lookdown, we can see only the platform but not the steps, implying that although therevolutionary road is tortuous, it is a hopeful and smooth road to the victoryof the revolution.
On the platform of the fifth section, there is a pair of bronze tripodsengraved with four big characters in seal style of "feng'an Dadian"___ Two holesin the belly of the tripod on both sides were left when the Japanese armyshelled Zijin Mountain in December 1937. They always remind us not to forget ournational humiliation.
Sacrificial hall and tomb chamber:
Climbing up the steps, we came to the platform in front of the sacrificialhall. There are stone railings in front of the platform, and there are amagnificent watch on both sides, up to 12.6 meters high. The sacrificial hall isin the middle of the platform. The palace style building, which integratesChinese and Western architectural styles, is 30 meters long, 25 meters wide and29 meters high, with all external walls
It is made of Hong Kong granite and surrounded by Fortress Buildings. Theroof of the memorial hall has double eaves and nine ridges, covered with blueglazed tiles. Under the eaves, there are stone brackets and copper rafters.Between the two eaves, there is a straight forehead of "heaven and earth healthyqi" written by Dr. Sun Yat Sen The six big characters of "nationality","people's livelihood" and "civil rights" are___ The handwriting of ZhangJingjiang, a veteran of the Communist Party of China.
Entering the memorial hall, the interior of the memorial hall is paved withwhite marble made in Yunnan. Around the hall, there are 12 black stone columns,0.8 meters in diameter, four hidden and eight obvious. On the walls on bothsides of the memorial hall, the full text of the outline of the founding of thepeople's Republic written by Sun Yat Sen is engraved. The top of the memorialhall is in the form of a bucket, and the algae well in the middle is inlaid withmosaic___ The design of the party emblem shows the meaning of the party. In themiddle of the memorial hall is a full-length sitting statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen,dressed in a long robe and mandarin jacket. His feet are close to each other,and the unfolded scroll is spread on his knees. His eyes are staring forwardwith a concentrated expression. The sitting statue is carved from Italian whitemarble by the French Polish sculptor Paul randowski in Paris, France. Around thebase of the sitting statue are six pictures reflecting Sun Yat Sen'srevolutionary activities.
On the front, there is a picture of "Ru Bao Chi Zi", on the East, there aretwo pictures of "going abroad propaganda" and "discussing revolution", on thewest, there are two pictures of "enlightening the deaf" and "discussing yuanHuguo", on the back, there is a picture of "seal of parliament". The mainmaterial in the hall is black marble, which sets off a solemn mourningatmosphere together with the pure white stone statues. The sacrificial hall isconnected with both ends of the tomb. The tomb door is divided into twosections. The outer door is two opposite copper doors, which are decorated withdoornails and headband. On the forehead of the door is engraved with the fourcharacters of "eternal glory". It is taken from the inscription of sun Yat Senon the tomb of martyr Huang Huagang.
The second door is a single copper door, on which Zhang Jingjiang's sealscript "the tomb of Dr. Sun Yat Sen" is engraved. Only when the door is closedcan the characters on the door be seen. The tomb chamber is a hemisphericalclosed building, about 18 meters in diameter and 11 meters in height, with adome shaped roof and mosaic inlaid on it___ The central part of the tomb is amarble round Kuang with a diameter of 4.3 meters and a depth of 1.6 meters. Theopening of the Kuang is protected by marble railings, and a marble sarcophagusis built in the Kuang. On the surface of the sarcophagus lies a white marblestatue of Sun Yat Sen, carved by Czech sculptor Gao Qi. Sun Yat Sen is dressedin Zhongshan costume, hands on his chest, sleeping peacefully.
The ratio of the statue to the real person is 1:1. Mr. Sun ' Sealed withsteel and cement, Mr. Sun's body was placed in the tomb after the ceremony, andhas never been opened or moved.
Attached Memorial Building:
Dear tourists, this is the end of the explanation of the main building ofZhongshan Mausoleum. There are many ancillary buildings in Zhongshan Mausoleum,such as the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, and the memorial hall of the overseasChinese in San Francisco___ The music platform donated by the party headquartersof Liaoning Province; the marble octagonal pavilion and Guanghua Paviliondonated by overseas Chinese; the Xingjian Pavilion donated by Guangzhougovernment, whose name comes from "the heaven is healthy, the gentleman isconstantly striving for self-improvement"; Zhongshan Botanical Garden is thebotanical garden of the former premier's Mausoleum; there are tombs of LiaoZhongkai and He Xiangning, Tan Yankai, Zixia Lake Zhengqi Pavilion, etc. you canvisit them freely first!