Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Memorial Hall, a national major cultural relic of Guangdong Province, was designed by Mr. Lu Yanzhi, a reputable Chinese architect, and sponsored by the local people of Guangzhou and overseas Chinese to commemorate Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the great forerunner of Chinese revolution. The Hall saw its const-ruction started in 1929 and completed in 1931 at where the Presidential Pa-lace had been.
People attend a ceremony to commemorate the 92nd anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen at the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 12, 2017.
Ceremonies were held on Sunday to commemorate the 92nd anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a renowned statesman who led the revolution that ended imperial rule in China.
Representatives from all walks of life attended a ceremony in Zhongshan Park, named after Sun, in Beijing. A moment of silence was observed before attendees showed their respect to Sun by bowing three times in front a statue of Sun.
The ceremony was presided over by Liu Fan, vice chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Central Committee.
Also on Sunday, local officials and residents of east China's Jiangsu Province marked the day at Sun's mausoleum in Nanjing, the province's capital city, honoring his achievements and role in the revolution.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Memorial Hall, an octagonal building with grand presence, features a strong Chinese style. The 52m-high main hall accounts for 12000m2 out of the total 6.3 hectares of the whole complex. It spans as wide as 71 meters in the absence of a single pillar, thanks to the designer's ingenious application of the architectural mechanics and structural combination of steel framework and ferroconcrete. The main hall holds a 15m-wide, 20m-deep stage and 3238 seats. Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is one of most symbolic buildings of Guangzhou, and it is also a major site for great convention and performance, a tourist attraction to visitors from home and abroad.
