" 1906 - 1911:
Chinese Revolutionary Alliance Singapore Chapter, est. April
1906.
Front row from left: Liu Gan Ting, Teo Eng Hock, Tan Chor Nam, Dr
Sun Yat Sen, Wang Lie, Lau Kam Seng, Lim Nee Soon; back row from
left: Goh Ngo Sow, Teo Bah Tan, Zhang Ji, Chan Lui Ho, Deng Ziyu,
Wong Yew Ting, Teo Peng Kay
Dr Sun Yat Sen chose Singapore as the nerve centre of his
revolutionary movement (Tong Meng Hui) in Southeast Asia, due to
its excellent geographical location as a port of call and its
considerable Chinese immigrant population. It was in this villa
that Dr Sun led numerous red-blooded Chinese men in the planning of
several uprisings against the Manchu (Qing) government. Shining
examples include the Zhennanguan and Huanggang uprisings.
With his determination and resilience, combined with the massive
support from Chinese all over the world, Dr Sun Yat Sen succeeded
in establishing a modern China, free from several thousand years of
feudalistic rule upon the success of the Wuchang Uprising in
1911.
Dr Sun came to Singapore on eight separate occasions. His third and
final visit to the villa was in 1910 before leaving for Penang with
his family. In 1911, the Wuchang Uprising succeeded and he went on
to be inaugurated the first Provisional President of the Republic
of China."
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