
Interviewing with Dr. Lily Sui Fong Sun—the granddaughter of Dr.Sun-Yat–Sen
[PREFACE]
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, who was the greatest man of the last century and as famous figure in the world, through the eyes of world people, was regarded as [father of China];her father, being a former mayor of Guangzhou, China,she gave her name quite with one word originated with name of Guangzhou, with the privileged chance of interviewing with the grand-daughter of Dr.Sun.Yat Sen, I had as early as in 2010, for the first time I took face to face talking with Dr.Lily Sui-Fong Sun in half hour, after that ,the editor keeps in correspondence with Dr.Lily Sun, and received the inscription granted from her great care and with her personal calligraphy to author’s newly opened column of [CELEBRITY] in the content of THAILAND IMPRESSION MEDIA.
[NOBLE FAMILY]
At first sight, anyone can see through her face which so much assembly like that of Her grandfather, she is very similar with Dr Sun Yat Sen in many ways, even with length of figure-size in medium, her pair of eyes, filled with brilliant light and wisdom.
In recent years, she acts as the president of Sun-Yat-Sen Foundation for Peace and Education and the Chinese women ‘s benevolent Association of Hawaii; she has been quite busy with writing books, attending the seminars and making speeches around the world in pursuit of his grandfather’s footsteps, through collecting materials from relatives and friends of hers to memorize the greatman. .
As early as 2010, Dr.Lily sun run all over the world and accomplished her wills to donate the bronze statue of her grandfather totally 168 pieces, even at the inauguration of the bronze statues, she would personally flew to that place for opening its ceremony, and at site she also addressed there, for six years, from Honolulu in the United States; Vancouver in Canada. Bangkok in Thailand, Guangzhou, Zhongshan [the home-town and her grandfather birthplace] in China and many areas worldwide; evenly in the villages you can see the figures of the bronze statue. She often said that she would achieve the biggest goal by donating 250 pieces of the statue in all to the different parts of the world; she aims at the task she is carrying on and forward and spreading over the immortal spirits of her grandfather internationally.
[THE BRONZE STATUES]
With delicate craftsmanship in the design of the statues, perfectly it was completed as a real Dr.Sun Yat Sen in full length, holding with the book on which the motto was sought in his life time on the both hands; seemingly reading aloud in public; he was looking solemnly and forward, standing up so stately. On the base of which the bronze is made up in the octagonal size, with the three layers, each of the layer is carved with the underlying words respectively, such as on the bottom inscribed with [LOVE, LOYALTY, PEACE, FAITH,FIALIAL PEITY., etc] ;on the top of the layer is engraved with Chinese traditional words to remind of us remembering the great merits and values from Chinese thousand year-cultures, on the middle of layer is craved with the personal calligraphy of Dr.Sun Yat Sen in which is so popularly spoken the famous words and phrases in public areas.
[BEYOND THE STATUES]
With great significance of donation of the statues, it is not only to be memorized Dr.Sun Yat Sen as one of the greatest man in the last century but also under his influence over the world, he was viewed as a great reformist and a pioneer to make a new era in the five thousands of years in Chinese history. A hundred year ago he led hundred millions of Chinese to overthrow the Qing dynasty and making the republic, now around the world, all Chinese and many foreign friends follow up and keep on the practices of Dr.Sun Yat-Sen’s thoughts and merits.
[ON MISSION]
While meeting with the 150th anniversary of Dr.Sun Yat Sen’birthday. Nowadays, Dr. Lily Sun lives at age of over 80 years, deeply motivated and driven by the spirit of her grandfather, she continues to march on and carry out the mission significantly, quoted as she said that, “Dr.Sun-Yat-Sen is not only his grandfather, but also to all the people around the world as an icon of great hero—Dr.Sun Yat-Sen.”
Written by Darwin