陈楚楠对辛亥革命的贡献

Chen Chunan's Contribution to Xinhai Revolution

陈楚楠祖籍福建厦门禾山，1884年生于新加坡，卒于1971年。他的父亲陈泰是当地有名的木材商人，家境富裕。青年时期的陈楚楠乐于接受新思想新事物。在邱菽园的影响下，他曾倾向保皇，但不久就抛弃了改良主义，转而接受革命思想。20世纪初，作为新加坡乃至南洋地区著名的华侨革命者，陈楚楠积极投身于推翻封建帝制的伟大斗争，为辛亥革命作出了重要贡献。

Chen Chu-nan, a famous Singperean Chinese, had made great contributions to the Xinhai Revolution mainly in three areas： establishing newspapers to promote revolutionary thought; organizing and developing subTongmenghui; making donations to those uprises happening in motherland and helping revolutionary people. Nanyang Overseas Chinese had made special and great contributions to the Xinhai Revolution.