The Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail ( Chinese : 孫中山史蹟徑 ) was set up in November 1996 by the Central and Western District Council to commemorate the 130th birthday of Sun Yat-sen . It includes 16 spots in the areas of Central and Sheung Wan in Hong Kong , related to the life of Sun Yat-sen and other revolutionaries in the late Qing era. Originally the Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail had 13 markers; in 2001, it was renovated and renamed, and two spots (now the 1st and the 7th spots) were added to it. In 2018, the trail was further updated under a Revitalization Project, where artists were commissioned by the government to create art at each location.
5-636: There are multiple bronze markers embedded in sidewalks and handrails throughout the city, noting the trail. Although about 600m north of the trail, the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park in Sai Ying Pun contains a large concrete map of the trail near its main gate. The Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum was opened in 2006 and is about 200m south of the trail. 22°16′56″N 114°09′04″E / 22.28221°N 114.15110°E / 22.28221; 114.15110 This Hong Kong Island location article
10-562: A memorial park for Sun Yat-sen . This opened in 2003, but only as a temporary park and still only occupying part of the waterfront reclamation. The rest of the waterfront lands lay idle and fenced off, under the management of the Lands Department , following completion of the Western Harbour Crossing. The park was criticised for failing to live up to its name, containing little more than a plaque quoting Dr. Sun. Expansion of
15-519: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Hong Kong history article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park is a waterfront park in the Sai Ying Pun area of Hong Kong Island , facing Victoria Harbour . The park is named after Sun Yat-sen , and is the only one in Hong Kong named for a Chinese historic figure. Residents of Western had long lamented
20-667: The limited recreation and leisure options in the district. Two recreation projects on the Western reclamation near Sai Ying Pun were approved in the Urban Council Capital Works Programme 1986/87–1990/91: an indoor games hall (now the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre) and the original Western Park. Only part of the site was originally released to the Urban Council since most of the land
25-657: Was required for the construction of the Western Harbour Crossing in the 1990s. Western Park, comprising two hectares, opened in 1991. Construction of the Western Park Sports Centre commenced in May 1992, and the facility opened on 22 May 1995. It was renamed Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre on 1 June 2011. In 1999, the Provisional Urban Council approved the redevelopment of the park into
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