Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum was formerly known as the “Prime Minister’s Mausoleum”. It is the tomb of the great revolutionary forerunner Sun Yat-sen. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is located at the southern foot of Zhongshan Mountain in Nanjing. Oriented to the south, it is bounded by the Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty to the west, and the Linggu Temple to the east.
With its ridges and hills, it is a grand and magnificent setting. The coffin of the great revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen was placed there on June 1, 1929. The whole mausoleum looks something like a “bell”. The Altar Hall is a palace-style building, with three arched gates. The lintels are inscribed with the words “nationalism, democracy and people’s livelihood”. The marble statue of a sitting Sun Yat-sen can be found in the altar hall, and walls are inscribed with the text of the Fundamentals of National Reconstruction written by Sun Yat-sen.
