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REMEMBERING A REVOLUTIONARY

2016-12-21

Beijing Review 2016年46期

Visitors attend a painting exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a prominent revolutionary leader, in Beijing on November 8.

Sun, who was born in 1866 in south Chinas Guangdong Province and subsequently educated in Honolulu, Hawaii, and in Hong Kong, played a pivotal role in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and ending over 2,000 years of dynastic rule in China.