A report on Chiang Kai-shek and Sun Yat-sen
Born in Chekiang (Zhejiang) Province, Chiang was a member of the Kuomintang (KMT), and a lieutenant of Sun Yat-sen in the revolution to overthrow the Beiyang government and reunify China.
- Chiang Kai-shekHe did not live to see his party unify the country under his successor, Chiang Kai-shek, in the Northern Expedition.
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Soong Ching-ling
1 linksChinese political figure.
Chinese political figure.
As the third wife of Sun Yat-sen, then Premier of the Kuomintang and President of the Republic of China, she was often referred to as Madame Sun Yat-sen.
Her younger sister, May-ling, married Chiang Kai-shek, a Methodist like Soong and her sisters.
Chinese gunboat Zhongshan
2 linksChinese gunboat built in Japan in 1913.
Chinese gunboat built in Japan in 1913.
It was originally known as SS Yongfeng, (romanized at the time as Yung Feng or Wong Feng), before being renamed in 1925 in honor of Sun Yat-sen.
From there, he transferred to the SS Yongfeng, where he was joined by Chiang Kai-shek around the 27th or 29th.
Guangxi
1 linksAutonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn and Quảng Ninh Provinces) and the Gulf of Tonkin.
Autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn and Quảng Ninh Provinces) and the Gulf of Tonkin.
Subsequent feuding with Sun Yat-sen led to defeat in the 1920 and 1921 Guangdong–Guangxi War.
His was one of the few Kuomintang units free from serious Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence and was therefore employed by Chiang Kai-shek for the Shanghai massacre of 1927.
Ma Fuxiang
1 linksChinese military and political leader spanning the Qing Dynasty through the early Republic of China and illustrated the power of family, the role of religious affiliations and the interaction of Inner Asian China and the national government of China.
Chinese military and political leader spanning the Qing Dynasty through the early Republic of China and illustrated the power of family, the role of religious affiliations and the interaction of Inner Asian China and the national government of China.
Having turned to Chiang Kai-shek in 1928, he was made chairman (governor) of the government of Anhui in 1930.
In 1924, Ma Fuxiang met with Kuomintang leader Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Beijing and informed him that he would welcome the leadership of Dr. Sun.
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
1 linksDr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum is situated at the foot of the second peak of Purple Mountain in Nanjing, China.
In a historical documentary, Chiang Kai Shek, former President of the Republic of China, officiated the opening and paid his visit to Mausoleum reporting his victory of the Northern Expedition to unify China in 1929.
Hu Hanmin
2 linksChinese philosopher and politician who was one of the early conservative right factional leaders in the Kuomintang (KMT) during revolutionary China.
Chinese philosopher and politician who was one of the early conservative right factional leaders in the Kuomintang (KMT) during revolutionary China.
He participated in the Second Revolution in 1913, and followed Sun Yat-sen to Japan after the failure of that revolution.
After the Ninghan split in 1927, Hu supported Chiang Kai-shek and was head of the Legislative Yuan in Nanjing.
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Guangzhou)
1 linksOctagon-shaped building in Guangzhou, capital of China's Guangdong Province.
Octagon-shaped building in Guangzhou, capital of China's Guangdong Province.
The hall was designed by Lu Yanzhi and was built with funds raised by local and overseas Chinese people in memory of Sun Yat-sen.
The palace was damaged during Ye Ju's 16 June 1922 attack on Sun Yat-sen, during which—though he had already fled—his wife narrowly escaped shelling and rifle fire before meeting him on the gunboat Yongfeng, where they were joined by Chiang Kai-shek.
Tai tou
0 linksTypographical East Asian expression of honor that can be divided into two forms, Nuo tai and Ping tai.
Typographical East Asian expression of honor that can be divided into two forms, Nuo tai and Ping tai.
This is also sometimes still used in Taiwan for important officials, such as Chiang Kai-shek and Sun Yat-sen, although this practice has gradually fallen out of favor.
Tiandihui
0 linksChinese fraternal organization and historically a secretive folk religious sect in the vein of the Ming loyalist White Lotus Sect, the Tiandihui's ancestral organization.
Chinese fraternal organization and historically a secretive folk religious sect in the vein of the Ming loyalist White Lotus Sect, the Tiandihui's ancestral organization.
In Taiwan, by contrast, the Hongmen is not only legal, but politically influential; this is not surprising, since Sun Yat-sen, founding father of the Republic of China, was a senior figure within the Hongmen, as was nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek.
Ma Bufang
1 linksProminent Muslim Ma clique warlord in China during the Republic of China era, ruling the province of Qinghai.
Prominent Muslim Ma clique warlord in China during the Republic of China era, ruling the province of Qinghai.
Ma Bufang sided with Feng Yuxiang's Guominjun until the Central Plains War, when he switched to the winning side of Chiang Kai-shek.
Participants bowed to a portrait of Kuomintang Party founder Dr. Sun Zhongshan, and to the God of the Lake, and offerings were given to him by the participants, which included Muslims.