Tracing back to the Spring and Autumn period, Sun Wu, the author of ‘The Art of War’, and Sun Yat-sen, the great pioneer of modern revolution, both share an unbreakable bond of kinship with the Longmen Sun family. The profound family history has condensed into a rich clan culture in Longmen. In the resounding recitations of sacrificial texts, each younger generation kneels in reverence, while figures such as Sun Qi, the ‘Eighteen Judges’, Sun Kun, the Ministry of Works Director, Sun Ru, the magistrate of Changge County, Sun Chao, the ‘richest man in seven counties’, Sun Xian, known as ‘the most incorruptible official in Shanxi’, and the heroic woman Sun Xiaomei… These valiant individuals, whose stories move heaven and earth and make ghosts weep, form the vibrant history of Longmen.
Sun Family Legacy
Tracing back to the Spring and Autumn period, Sun Wu, the author of ‘The Art of War’, an[...]
