Hong Kong Attractions: Dr. Sun Yat Sen Museum

Dr. Sun Yat Sen Museum 孫中山紀念館

• Opened in 2006
• Located in the Soho area of Hong Kong Island
• Previously the Kom Tong Hall of the Church of the Latter Day Saints
• Insight into the life and works of the Chinese nationalist and revolutionary
• Building dates from 1914

Chinese nationalist and revolutionary Sun Yat-sen (1870-1925) agitated to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and declare a Chinese republic.

Attending high school and university in Hong Kong, Sun Yat-sen graduated in medicine from the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese (which later became The University of Hong Kong).

The four-storey museum contains a collection of artefacts relating to the life of Dr. Sun Yat Sen including clothing, seals, manuscripts and a large number of contemporary photographs. The museum also stages special exhibitions relating to Chinese history of the time of Sun Yat Sen's life and a reading room with books on Dr Sun Yat-sen and the 1911 Revolution.

Access - Getting To Dr. Sun Yat Sen Museum

Ride the Mid-Levels Escalator from Central to Caine Road or take buses #3B, #12, #12M, #13, #23, #23A, #23B, #40, #40M or #103 from Central; #40M and #103 from Pok Fu Lam. The nearest MTR stations are Central or Sheung Wan.

Dr Sun Yat Sen Museum
7 Castle Road, Central
Tel: 2367 6373

Hours: Monday-Wednesday; Friday-Saturday 10am-6pm; Sundays & Public Holidays 10am-7pm; Free admission Wednesdays and 12 November & 12 March - days of Sun Yat's birth & death; Closed Thursdays

Admission: Adults 10 HKD; students 5 HKD