Special Exhibition
From
Healing Patients to
Saving a Nation –
Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao
7.11.2025 – 31.03.2026
Exhibition Gallery, 1/F,
Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum
Jointly presented by
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Zhongshan Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau
Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region
Jointly organised by
Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum
The Museum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen
Macao Museum
Free admission
Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925) was a revered national hero who dedicated his entire life to the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, earning respect both at home and abroad. As the birthplace and upbringing location of Dr Sun, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao region was where he received his education and worked, and where he conceived the ideas of overthrowing the imperial system and establishing a republic. He completed his medical education in Hong Kong and practised medicine as a means of engaging with society in Macao and Guangzhou; most of the ten armed uprisings he led and planned were based in Guangzhou and Hong Kong. After the establishment of the Republic of China, Dr Sun made three attempts to establish a government in Guangzhou to defend the republican system for national reunification.
Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, where Dr Sun’s life course developed from healing patients to saving a nation, share common roots and culture. Since modern times, due to historical and geographical factors, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao region has developed rapidly, becoming a window for modern Chinese people to view the world and a gateway to foreign countries.
The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of Dr Sun’s passing. Showcasing over sixty precious artefacts, documents and historical photographs from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao region , this exhibition highlights Dr Sun’s deep connections with the region, commemorating his enduring contributions. revisiting his remarkable life and significant contributions to the motherland.
Public Guided Tours (in Cantonese) (Starting from 22nd November)
Available on every Sat, Sun and Public Holidays at 3pm. Each tour lasts about 1 hour for 20 persons on a first come, first served basis.
Visitors are required to meet at the meeting point at the entrance to exhibition gallery, 1/F.
This exhibition is one of the events in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit https://www.ccpo.gov.hk/en.
Link to website：
Chinese Culture Promotion Office
https://www.ccpo.gov.hk/en
Glass negative of the photograph of the ‘Four Great Desperados’, Circa 1890.
Hong Kong Museum of History collection
Hou Keng Reading Society,1911.
Macao Museum collection
Letter to Dr Sun Yat-sen from the University of Hong Kong,1912.
The Museum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen collection
Inscription of Bo Ai (fraternity) by Dr Sun Yat-sen, 1920.
Hong Kong Museum of History collection
Order of Generalissimo Sun,1923.
Hong Kong Museum of History collection
Navigation clock of the Zhongshan warship, early 20th century.
Hong Kong Museum of History collection
Permanent Exhibitions
Dr Sun Yat-sen's report of graduation examination in College of Medicine for Chinese, Hongkong (Replica), 1892.
The seal of "Long Live the Chung Hwa Repulic", 1901.
A bronze bust of Dr Sun Yat-sen made at the order of his Japanese friend Umeya Shokichi, 1929.
Annual pass issued by the Hong Kong government, 1881.
Model of Sado Maru (Scale 1:80)
Baptism record of Dr Sun Yat-sen, 1910s.
Guan Jingliang's graduation diploma from the College of Medicine for Chinese, 1893.
Collection Highlights
Glass negative of the photograph of the ‘Four Great Desperados’, Circa 1890. Hong Kong Museum of History collection
The first edition of Kidnapped in London, 1897.
Donated by Mr Chan Cheong-yui.
Inscription of Bo Ai by Dr Sun Yat-sen, 1910s.
Donated by Too Yee Kok Limited.
Ten-dollar bond of the Chinese Revolutionary Party, 1914.
Donated by Mr Hung Hin Chung.
Embroidered purse made by Lu Muzhen for her daughter Sun Wan, 1930s.
Orders issued by Dr Sun Yat-sen, 1866 to 1925.
Donated by Ms Lau Sui Peng, Maria.
Photo of Soong Ching-ling at the Sugar Palace in Moscow, 1927. Donated by Mr Jay Chen
Ink box printed with the national testament of Dr Sun Yat-sen, 1920s.
Route map of Dr Sun Yat-sen's coffin within the precincts of Beiping city, January 1929.
