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Old photographs: Precious color photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the last two are photographs of his death and the funeral scene

Old photographs: Precious color photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the last two are photographs of his death and the funeral scene

In 1904, a file photograph of Dr. Sun Yat-sen when he was detained by the San Francisco Immigration Department.

Old photographs: Precious color photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the last two are photographs of his death and the funeral scene

On January 1, 1912, Dr. Sun Yat-sen was inaugurated as the provisional president, wearing a military uniform in Nanjing

Old photographs: Precious color photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the last two are photographs of his death and the funeral scene

On February 15, 1912, Dr. Sun Yat-sen led the civil and military officials of the Provisional Government of Nanjing to pay homage to Ming Taizu at the Ming Tomb in Nanjing, remembering "the sun and the moon are re-illuminated, the rivers and mountains are reconstructed, the restoration of righteousness, and the revelation of Laizi".

Old photographs: Precious color photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the last two are photographs of his death and the funeral scene

In March 1914, Dr. Sun Yat-sen took a photo with his Japanese friend Umeya Shoyoshi and his wife, more than half a year after the failure of the "Second Revolution". Two months later, the Provisional Covenant Law was abolished, and a new era began for Yuan Shikai.

Old photographs: Precious color photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the last two are photographs of his death and the funeral scene

In 1915, a portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Tokyo, Japan, was made by the famous film artist Ogiya Kenzo.

Old photographs: Precious color photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the last two are photographs of his death and the funeral scene

On October 20, 1923, Dr. Sun Yat-sen welcomed the National Youth Federation of Christian groups in Guangzhou and delivered a speech entitled "The People Must Save the Country with Personality", during which he took a group photo with Sherwood Eddie, the East Asian Tour officer of the North American YMCA, at the Grand Marshal's Office in Guangzhou.

Old photographs: Precious color photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the last two are photographs of his death and the funeral scene

In April 1924, Dr. Sun Yat-sen wrote the Outline of the Founding of the National Government in the office of the Grand Marshal's Office in Guangzhou.

Old photographs: Precious color photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the last two are photographs of his death and the funeral scene

On June 16, 1924, Dr. Sun Yat-sen delivered a speech for more than an hour to more than 500 teachers and students of the Whampoa Phase I at the opening ceremony of the Whampoa Military Academy.

Old photographs: Precious color photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the last two are photographs of his death and the funeral scene

After the opening ceremony of the school that day, Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the Soviet adviser Borodin and others left the school at the same time.

Old photographs: Precious color photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the last two are photographs of his death and the funeral scene

At 9:30 a.m. on March 12, 1925, Dr. Sun Yat-sen died of liver cancer at the age of 59, and before his death, he never forgot "peace, struggle, and saving China".

Old photographs: Precious color photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the last two are photographs of his death and the funeral scene

In April, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's coffin was temporarily buried at the Biyun Temple in Xiangshan, Beijing, and the picture shows the link outside the altar.

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