These Chinese characters (read as "Wan Qing Yuan" in Chinese) were written by Tan Swie Hian, Singapore's most celebrated multi-media artist. 晚晴园 － 新加坡出名的多元化艺术家陈瑞献题
"One Man Changed China, Dr Sun Yat Sen" - A majestic 3.5-metre tall stone stele bearing these Chinese words is the first thing greeting visitors' eyes. This quote was extracted from an interview the then Senior Minister of Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, had with Time Magazine on 7 April 1997. Originally stated in English, the memorial hall has decided to emphasize the citation's Chinese translation "孙中山，一个改变中国命运的人" .
Tree of the Martyrs. 烈士树。
Dr Sun Yat Sen （1866 － 1925） had six favourite tropical fruits. "Ren Xin Guo", also known as Buah Chiku in Malay, was one of them.
Statue of Lin Zexu (1785 - 1850), a Chinese scholar and official during the Qing Dynasty. He was most recognised for his exemplary conduct and earnest fight against opium smuggling by the British into Guangzhou.
引自中国的一本古书， 天下为公是孙中山用于革命运动的指导方针。
Front view of Wan Qing Yuan, with statue of Dr Sun Yat Sen. Built in late 19th Century, this villa was bought by rubber magnate Teo Eng Hock for his mother, Mdm Tan Poh Neo. A fervent supporter of the Chinese revolutionary cause, Teo Eng Hock later offered the place to Dr Sun for his revolutionary activities in February 1906.
Potrait of Lee Kong Qian (1893 - 1967) who was a great business leader, philantropist, educator and servant of the people in Singapore's early history.
Lobby area at the ground floor.
An article written by Chairman Mao, former leader of China, in 1956, in remembrance of Dr Sun Yat Sen's 90th birthday. This article was published on the front-page of China's People's Daily, a daily newspaper.
Portrait of Song Qing Ling (1893 - 1981), who married Dr Sun Yat Sen in Japan, in 1915. Dr Sun's first wife was Lu Muzhen.
Emperors of Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911).
Emperors of Qing Dynasty.
Potrait of young Sun Yat Sen
"Hall of Endeavour" 奋斗室 traces the birth, childhood, family background and academic life of Dr Sun Yat Sen.
A huge 6m x 3m oil painting - Overseas Chinese - "Mother of the Revolution" - in Nanyang Gallery 南洋室。 This painting shows Dr Sun and his revolutionary comrades from the Tong Meng Hui (later Kuomintang) propagating his cause to tin miners, rubber tappers and farmers in Malaya.
Nanyang Gallery provides a detailed account of Dr Sun Yat Sen's revolutionary activities in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
The Testament Gallery 遗珍室(遗芳/流芳) looks at Dr Sun's life after the success of the revolution. This gallery gives an insight on Dr Sun‘'s many contributions to society, China and the world.
An oil painting in the Singapore Gallery 新加坡室 where the life of Dr Sun in Singapore is told.
A group of life-sized high-polymer figures characterizing various important revolutionaries holding a secret meeting in Wan Qing Yuan.
"Peace, Struggle, Save China" oil painting in the Testament Gallery.
A Burmese Buddhist Temple next to Wan Qing Yuan.
