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Exhibition at Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum showcases everyday life of Dr Sun's family members (with photos)
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     Dr Sun Yat-sen gave up a secure and stable life for the revolutionary cause. The stories of Dr Sun's family members, who gave unwavering support to his revolutionary career, also deserve to be remembered. The latest exhibition at the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, "With the Passage of Time - Artefacts of Sun Wan, Dr Sun Yat-sen's Second Daughter, and her Husband, Tai Ensai", will review the couple's young years and married lives, showcasing their lives as ordinary people.

     Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macau Special Administrative Region Government, the Shenzhen Museum, the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History and the Memorial Museum of Generalissimo Sun Yat-sen's Mansion, and jointly organised by the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum and the Macau Museum, the exhibition will run from tomorrow (April 24) to August 26.

     The opening ceremony of the exhibition was held today (April 23) at the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum. Officiating at the ceremony were the Assistant Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (Heritage and Museums), Mr Chan Shing-wai; the Director of the Macau Museum, Mr Chan Ieng-hin; the Director of the Shenzhen Museum, Mr Ye Yang; the Curator of the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History, Dr Yang Qi; the Deputy Curator of the Memorial Museum of Generalissimo Sun Yat-sen's Mansion, Ms Zhu Xiaoqiu; and the Museum Director of the Hong Kong Museum of History, Ms Belinda Wong.

     Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr Chan Shing-wai noted that the exhibition of artefacts of Sun Wan and Tai Ensai brings together collections from five museums in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. He said he was glad that the exhibition has come to Hong Kong this year after its Shenzhen and Guangzhou stops in 2013 and 2014 respectively, allowing local visitors to take a close look at the precious artefacts of the first family of the Republican period.

     He said the exhibition helps to strengthen the cultural exchanges among the five museums in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, and tells the story of Sun Wan and Tai Ensai through collections of artefacts, historical photos and research. The exhibition is a collaborative effort of the five museums and fully reflects the unique characteristics of each place.

     Sun Wan, the second daughter of Dr Sun Yat-sen and his first wife Lu Muzhen, met her father for the first time when she was 5, owing to Dr Sun's long participation in revolutionary activities. She lived abroad with her mother from a young age, and later pursued her studies in the United States and finally settled down in Macau with her husband, Tai Ensai. Having completed his studies in Columbia University in the United States, Tai returned to China and served in the Guangdong military government. The couple had a very close relationship with Dr Sun and played an important role in Dr Sun's revolutionary career. After Tai Ensai and Sun Wan passed away, their belongings, including highly diverse and priceless artefacts characteristic of their time, went into the collections of various cultural institutions and museums in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau.

     Featuring more than 100 precious artefacts and images from the five aforesaid museums in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, this exhibition is divided into four parts, namely "Young Years", "Career in the Government", "Settling in Macau" and "The Golden Years", to introduce the ordinary lives of Sun Wan and Tai Ensai.

     For exhibition details, please call 2367 6373 or visit the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum's website at hk.drsunyatsen.museum/en_US/web/sysm/exhibition/special_exh_sun_wan.html.

Ends/Thursday, April 23, 2015
Issued at HKT 18:57

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