A delegation from Zhongshan, China visited sister city Cleveland Ohio and presented the city with a gift - a bronze statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the first president and founding father of the Republic of China. Dr. Sun Yat-sen
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the first president and founding father of the Republic of China, visited Cleveland during his exile years in the United States. The statue resides at the Emperor's Palace in Cleveland's Chinatown neighborhood on Rockwell.
Emperor's Palace artwork
This video is the unveiling of the statue by members of the Zhongshan delegation and local leaders such as Anthony Yen, Margaret Wong, Jason Lin, Lisa Wong and Cleveland councilmen Brian Cummings, Joe Cimperman and TJ Dow.
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