TheSunYat-senMausoleumisamagnificentmemorialcomplexdedicatedtoDr.SunYat-sen,thefoundingfatherofmodernChina.LocatedatthefootofthePurpleMountaininNanjing,themausoleumfeaturesagrandarchitecturaldesignblendingtraditionalChineseandWesternstyles.Themainstructurefollowsasymmetricallayoutwithwhitewallsandbluetiles,symbolizingthenationalflagoftheRepublicofChina.Visitorsmustclimb392stepsrepresentingChina'spopulationatthattimetoreachthememorialhall.InsidethehallsitsamarblestatueofDr.Sun,withhiscoffinpreservedinthetombchamberbeneath.Theentirecomplexcovers80,000squaremetersandtookthreeyearstocomplete(1926-1929).ItremainsoneofChina'smostimportanthistoricalsitesandasymbolofnationalunity.
