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Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

Sun Yat-sen's three wives: Lu Muzhen (top), Chen Pufen (center) and Soong Ching Ling.

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

Genealogy chart of Sun Yat-sen's family.

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

In 1901, Sun Yat-sen and his family took a group photo in Honolulu, the middle seat was Sun Mother Yang's wife, the left one was Sun Ke, the fourth left in the back row was Sun Mei, the second left was Sun Mei's wife Tan, the fifth left was Sun Yat-sen, and the sixth left was Sun Yat-sen's original wife Lu Muzhen.

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

On May 26, 1884, Sun Yat-sen married Tongyi Lu Muzhen, and after marriage, he gave birth to Sun Ke, a daughter of Sun Jiao and Sun Wan.

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

Lu Muzhen.

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

Lady Sun Lu Muzhen (right) and concubine Chen Pufen (left).

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

Sun Ke, Sun Jiao, Sun Wan three brothers and sisters group photo.

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

Sun Ke and Sun Yat-sen in 1910.

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

Sun Ke (1891.10.20-1973.9.13), zi Zhesheng, Guangdong Zhongshan, only son of Sun Yat-sen. He joined the League in 1910, served as the first mayor of Guangzhou in 1917, re-served as mayor of Guangzhou in 1923 and 1926, became the chief executive of the Nanjing government in 1931, the president of the Legislative Yuan in 1932, advocated the speedy implementation of the Constitutional Coalition to resist Japan, served as the vice chairman of the Nanjing government in 1947, resigned in 1949 and lived in Hong Kong, France, the United States and other places, served as a senior advisor to the "Presidential Office" in Taiwan in 1965, and died of illness in Taipei on September 13, 1973.

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

Dai Ensai, Sun Wan and their children Dai Chenggong and Dai Yongfeng took a group photo.

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

In 1937, Sun Wan and her son Wang Hongzhi took a group photo.

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

In November 1996, Mr. and Mrs. Sun Zhiping (front row left) and Mr. and Mrs. Sun Zhiqiang (front row right) were in Hong Kong.

Rare old photographs: The lesser-known wives and concubines of the Sun Yat-sen family

Sun Suifen is the daughter of Sun Yat-sen's eldest son, Sun Ke and Lannie, who once worked as a flight attendant, received a good education since childhood, worked as a flight attendant at the age of 17, and later graduated from the University of Arizona.

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