Beijing China Funeral Ceremony of Dr. Sun Yat Sen Real Photo Postcard
Sun Yat-sen, widely revered as the "Father of the Nation" for his instrumental role in the Xinhai Revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty and established the Republic of China, died in Beijing in March 1925. His death plunged the nascent republic into a period of mourning and political consolidation, with various factions vying for leadership in his revolutionary legacy.
The elaborate ceremony depicted likely captures the grand reinterment of Sun Yat-sen's coffin at his purpose-built mausoleum in Nanjing in June 1929. This event, years after his initial burial, was a monumental state occasion organized by the Kuomintang (KMT) government, serving to cement his iconic status and symbolically unify the nation under KMT rule in the then-capital city.
The elaborate ceremony depicted likely captures the grand reinterment of Sun Yat-sen's coffin at his purpose-built mausoleum in Nanjing in June 1929. This event, years after his initial burial, was a monumental state occasion organized by the Kuomintang (KMT) government, serving to cement his iconic status and symbolically unify the nation under KMT rule in the then-capital city.
