During the Republic of China period, the name of the "Four Great Princes" was very well known and was enjoyed by the people. However, there has never been an accurate statement as to whose title the fourth prince of the "Four Great Princes" was spent. Some people say it is Yuan Hanyun, the second son of Yuan Shikai, the first president of the Republic of China; some people say that it is Sun Ke, the eldest son of Sun Yat-sen, the great pioneer of China's democratic revolution.
Whoever this "fourth son" is, presumably it is closely related to their family origins. In the Republic of China period, when the situation was turbulent and the war was turbulent, people who held status, power and wealth would inevitably have the opportunity to become the heroes of the Republic of China period, and their descendants would of course be affected by these big figures.
Today, let's talk about Sun Yat-sen's son, Sun Ke
As a great Chinese revolutionary, statesman and thinker, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's influence on the Chinese nation cannot be ignored and he is a great national hero. As the forerunner of China's democratic revolution, Sun Yat-sen overthrew the monarchy and took the lead in devoting himself to the revolutionary cause, believing in the "Three Peoples" doctrine and establishing the Republic of China with "democratic republic" as its revolutionary program. Dr. Sun Yat-sen rescued the Chinese nation and the people from the depths of the waters and brought the dawn of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in the dark feudal rule.
Sun Ke was fortunate to dip the light of his father's generation, as the eldest son of Sun Yat-sen, Sun Ke's starting point was higher than others, which also doomed Sun Ke to have some achievements in the future and was destined to leave his name in the history books. However, throughout Sun Ke's life, his political achievements were naturally much inferior to those of his father.
Sun Ke was born in 1891 in Cuiheng Village, Xiangshan County, Guangdong Province (now Cuiheng Village, Nanlang Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province), his mother was Sun Yat-sen's first wife Lu Muzhen, she was kind and simple-hearted, at the age of seventeen, she entered into marriage with Sun Yat-sen, and gave birth to three children for Sun Yat-sen, Sun Ke was their only son.
When Sun Ke was born, Sun Yat-sen was already involved in the revolutionary cause, gathering less with his family. At that time, the society was in a turbulent situation, and although Sun Ke knew that his father was doing an earth-shattering and great event, due to years of estrangement, he did not get the father's love he deserved when he was a teenager. However, under the guidance of Sun Yat-sen, Sun Ke also threw himself into the revolution early.
Sun Yat-sen attached great importance to Sun Ke's education, and can be said to be Sun Ke's life mentor, who devoted himself to the revolutionary cause while worrying about his son's studies. Sun Yat-sen had a farsighted vision, admonished Sun Ke to learn English, sent more than 100 thick foreign language literature books to his son, and asked him to read and make continuous progress at all times.
Then, Sun Ke successfully graduated from Honolulu High School, and with the help of his father, joined the "China League Association" as an editor, and struggled at a young age in the front line of the revolutionary cause. In 1912, Sun Ke became a relative, studied abroad after marriage, and became a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley, a master's degree from Columbia University, and an honorary doctorate in law from Columbia University. In 1917, Sun Ke returned to China, with lofty political ambitions, and contributed to the country's achievements.
As the eldest son of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Sun Ke can be said to be the most popular, and the National Government is very supportive of him, regarding him as the pillar of the country. In 1921, Sun Ke was appointed as the first mayor of Guangzhou, and he made major changes to Guangzhou's municipal construction and urban planning that were "unprecedented", and was fruitful, and was the "founder of the urban system" in the mouth of scholars, and had an important position that could not be ignored in the history of China's modern urban development. In addition, he also served as the minister of railways and other positions, which promoted the establishment of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau. I have to say that Sun Ke has made an indispensable contribution to urban management.
During the period of the National Revolution, Sun Ke's political stance was not firm enough, "swaying left and right", and he was undecided in the face of Chiang Kai-shek's forces, and then with the changes in the domestic political situation, Sun Ke also fell into a predicament and did not know where to go. Sun Ke resigned in March 1949 and went to Hong Kong, but after coming to Hong Kong, Sun Ke encountered various problems and was forced to move to France with his wife, and eventually settled in the United States.
However, Sun Ke's life in the United States is also extremely difficult, and he has no fixed income when he travels overseas, and his life is very difficult. In order to survive, Sun Ke had to save money and rely on the help of his children to maintain his life. Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like shuttles, the desire to return to China has become stronger and stronger in Sun Ke's heart, in 1965 Sun Ke returned to the embrace of the motherland as he wished, and died of illness in Taipei in 1973.
Although sun ke's achievements in his life were not as great as those of his father Sun Yat-sen, "the father of the tiger has no dogs", and Sun Ke's influence on the Republic of China and even the new China after that was also very large.
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