East West History – Page 4 – Canadian Dragonfly

Birthplace of Dr. Sun Yat-sen

2009/11/282022/11/24 Prof Ron birthplace, China, Cuiheng, culture, Guangdong, history, museum, Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen, tourism, Travel, Zhongshan, Zhuihai

In … Guangdong Province, not far from Macau, is a small village by the name of Cuinheng…. excellent museum commemorating the life of Sun Zhongshan…

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Discovering Lin Zexu in Red Hill Park

2009/11/152017/10/09 Prof Ron British, Canton, China, colonial, Guangzhou, history, Lin Zexu, opium, Opium War, Red Hill, tourism, Travel, Urumqi, war, Xinjiang

One Sunday afternoon I was exploring Red Hill Park with friends in Urumqi…. a statue to commemorate Lin Zexu…. Only later did I learn the significance of this man, and the fact that students throughout China learn of him as a hero of recent Chinese history…. What most Chinese do not understand… Lin Zexu is honoured for his stand against the drug trade… also today in New York City!!