The Journey of Sun Yat-sen: A Great Man and His Unfinished Business

Author: Shang Mingxuan
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Publish Date: 2001-02-01
Features: This book selects rich and vivid chapters from the extensive research achievements of contemporary scholars on Sun Yat-sen's life and some of his memoirs, vividly depicting this historical giant from a "poor rural child" to an exile revolutionary; from tirelessly organizing armed uprisings to overthrow the monarchy to establishing the Republic; from keeping pace with the times and continuously exploring to reorganizing the Kuomintang and implementing the Kuomintang-Communist cooperation to seek national peace and unification. It showcases his revolutionary spirit of "rising stronger after every setback" and his noble integrity of loving the motherland without selfish interests. At the same time, it also reflects from a side perspective the thunderous upheavals on the disaster-stricken land of China from the late 19th to the early 20th centuries. This book discusses Sun Yat-sen's life activities, his family background, education, life, thoughts, actions, style, and the great vision, strong will, and extraordinary personal charm he demonstrated in the struggle for China's independence, freedom, prosperity, democracy, and unification. It also addresses some sensitive and controversial issues without hesitation. The book is rich in content, with vivid plots, and has strong appeal,, and inspirational power. It strives to combine academic rigor with readability, making it suitable for general readers while also holding high academic value. It is an important read for understanding and studying Sun Yat-sen and modern Chinese history.