This year is the 150 th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen(November 12, 1866) and the 91 st year following his death(March 12, 1925). It generally has been believed that the cause of his death was "liver can...This year is the 150 th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen(November 12, 1866) and the 91 st year following his death(March 12, 1925). It generally has been believed that the cause of his death was "liver cancer." However, as indicated in the oicial autopsy report, dated March 13, 1925, of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital(PUMCH) in Beijing, the cause of his death in reality was an adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder with direct extension to the liver and diaphragm as well as widespread metastases to the peritoneal cavity. This important piece of information seems to have never been reported in the English language literature, and it was only in 2013 that the true cause of his death was stated in a one-line sentence in a non-medical Chinese online source. It had been mistakenly believed that the cause of Dr. Sun's death was liver cancer, based on the observations made following an exploratory laparotomy, which had been performed at PUMCH on January 26, 1925. The purpose of this short report is to provide more details relating to his terminal illness and to correct the historical record for a medical audience as to the cause of the death of Sun Yat-sen, a very important igure in the history of 20 th century China.展开更多
上海孙中山故居是孙中山、宋庆龄婚后唯一的固定寓所,故居保留了孙宋婚姻生活的诸多见证物,尤以其卷帙浩繁的藏书最为珍贵。在5000余册故居藏书中有两本特别值得关注,即孙中山题赠给宋庆龄的《汉文大系》第二卷及《中国的发展》(The Dev...上海孙中山故居是孙中山、宋庆龄婚后唯一的固定寓所,故居保留了孙宋婚姻生活的诸多见证物,尤以其卷帙浩繁的藏书最为珍贵。在5000余册故居藏书中有两本特别值得关注,即孙中山题赠给宋庆龄的《汉文大系》第二卷及《中国的发展》(The Development of China)。《汉文大系》赠送于孙宋重逢之际,孙中山选择传统典籍来鼓励宋庆龄研习中国文学;《中国的发展》一书则体现了两位伟人婚后共同为革命奋斗的历程中互相促进、共同进步的场景,从书籍的主要内容、题签信息上可管窥两位伟人的读书志趣,以及孙中山对宋庆龄阅读习惯和革命思想的影响。展开更多
文摘This year is the 150 th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen(November 12, 1866) and the 91 st year following his death(March 12, 1925). It generally has been believed that the cause of his death was "liver cancer." However, as indicated in the oicial autopsy report, dated March 13, 1925, of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital(PUMCH) in Beijing, the cause of his death in reality was an adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder with direct extension to the liver and diaphragm as well as widespread metastases to the peritoneal cavity. This important piece of information seems to have never been reported in the English language literature, and it was only in 2013 that the true cause of his death was stated in a one-line sentence in a non-medical Chinese online source. It had been mistakenly believed that the cause of Dr. Sun's death was liver cancer, based on the observations made following an exploratory laparotomy, which had been performed at PUMCH on January 26, 1925. The purpose of this short report is to provide more details relating to his terminal illness and to correct the historical record for a medical audience as to the cause of the death of Sun Yat-sen, a very important igure in the history of 20 th century China.
文摘上海孙中山故居是孙中山、宋庆龄婚后唯一的固定寓所,故居保留了孙宋婚姻生活的诸多见证物,尤以其卷帙浩繁的藏书最为珍贵。在5000余册故居藏书中有两本特别值得关注,即孙中山题赠给宋庆龄的《汉文大系》第二卷及《中国的发展》(The Development of China)。《汉文大系》赠送于孙宋重逢之际,孙中山选择传统典籍来鼓励宋庆龄研习中国文学;《中国的发展》一书则体现了两位伟人婚后共同为革命奋斗的历程中互相促进、共同进步的场景,从书籍的主要内容、题签信息上可管窥两位伟人的读书志趣,以及孙中山对宋庆龄阅读习惯和革命思想的影响。
