Sun Yat-sen (back row, fifth from left) and his family. Sun's chief legacy resides in his developing a political philosophy known as the Three Principles of the People (三民主義) ( nationalism (民族), civil liberties (民權), and the people's livelihood (民生)), which still heavily influences Chinese government today. His party, which formed a fragile alliance with the communists, split into two factions after his death. Unfortunately, Sun did not live to see his party bring about consolidation of power over the country. After the success of the revolution, he quickly fell out of power in the newly-founded Republic of China, and led successive revolutionary governments as a challenge to the warlords who controlled much of the nation. On the mainland, Sun is also seen as a Chinese nationalist, the ' Forerunner of the Revolution' (革命先行者) and ' the Father of Modern China'.Īlthough Sun is considered one of the greatest leaders of modern China, his political life was one of constant struggle and frequent exile. In Taiwan, he is known by the title officially given to him in the Republic of China, Father of the Nation (國父), as in his posthumous name Father of the Nation, Mr Sun Yat-sen (國父, 孫中山先生). On both sides of the Straits he is frequently seen as the father to republican China. Sun was a uniting figure in post-imperial China, and remains unique among 20th-century Chinese politicians for being widely revered in both mainland China and Taiwan. He later co-founded the Kuomintang (KMT) where he served as its first leader. He was the first provisional president when the Republic of China was founded in 1912. Sun played an instrumental and leadership role in the eventual overthrow of the Qing Dynasty in 1911. Sun Yat-sen ( Chinese: 孫逸仙) ( November 12, 1866– March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader who is often referred to as the 'father of modern China'.

Struggle session hanyu pinyin