Where are the remains in the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum?
The tomb is located at an altitude of 165 meters, 700 meters away from the starting point, and a drop of 73 meters.
The top is inlaid with the Kuomintang emblem with colorful mosaics, and the ground is paved with white marble. In the center is a long tomb, with a white marble reclining statue of Sun Yat-sen above. This statue was carved by the Czech sculptor Gao Qi in the image of his body. Sun Yat-sen's body is buried below. He was buried in an American-made copper coffin. The tomb is 4 meters in diameter and 5 meters deep, and is sealed with reinforced concrete. Visitors can look down at the recumbent statue on the coffin around the white marble railing in the circular tomb.
The top of the bell is a half-moon square at the bottom of the mountain. The tripod at the south end of the square is the bell button, and the bell hammer is the hemispherical tomb. "Ding" was a symbol of power in ancient times, so the whole bell means "to arouse the people to build the Republic of China".
Sun Yat-sen’s four coffins:
On the third day after Sun Yat-sen’s death, his body was transported to Peking Union Medical College Hospital for embalming treatment, and then was enshrined in an American-style nanmu coffin. This is Sun Yat-sen's first coffin.
Shortly after Sun Yat-sen’s body was laid to rest, Kong Xiangxi thought the nanmu coffin was too small, so he replaced it with a larger nanmu coffin. This nanmu coffin is oval-shaped with a square front end. Glass is used as a partition in the coffin. When the lid is opened, one can admire Sun Yat-sen's remains. This is Sun Yat-sen's second coffin.
Before his death, Sun Yat-sen said that he would like to preserve his body like his friend Lenin for future generations to pay their respects. Therefore, after his death, the funeral office ordered a crystal coffin from the Soviet Union. On March 30, 1925, the Soviet Union presented a crystal coffin.
The outer cover and outer layer of the coffin are made of nickel-plated steel and are shiny silver. However, after inspection by experts, the coffin was brittle and easy to conduct heat. In addition, due to long-distance transportation, slight cracks would have an impact on the remains in the coffin, so it was not used later. This is Sun Yat-sen's third coffin.
Sun Yat-sen’s fourth coffin was a copper coffin ordered from the United States. This copper coffin is 2.24 meters long, 0.8 meters wide and 0.65 meters high. It is exquisitely made and has a beautiful appearance. It was transported to the funeral preparation center of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Shanghai in August 1925.