Sun Yat Sen 150th anniversary exhibition opens

The Sun Yat Sen Memorial House, Macau

An exhibition of photographs to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat Sen opened Saturday, featuring a total of 270 historic and valuable photographs as well as a number of artifacts associated with his life.
The exhibition will be held until November 13 at Macau Forum. It is organized by the Chief Executive’s Office and the Government Information Bureau, and is being run with the support of the Museum of the Former Residence of Dr Sun Yat Sen, in Zhongshang Prefecture, Guangdong Province, and of a committee in Macau comprising members from different sectors of the community.
The exhibition is divided in two parts. The first explains Sun Yat Sen’s life story, making reference to major historical events and social change at that time, using this as context as it explores his visions and goals for the revitalization of China.
The second part of the exhibition shows Sun Yat Sen’s close relationship with Macau, a place where he worked as a doctor, providing the sort of medical help that was much needed at that time. According to the organizers, Sun Yat Sen saw Macau as a doorway to the rest of the world – a base for him to promote his revolutionary ideologies – as well as a place wherein he lived with his family.