The Mausoleum of Chen Jiageng is situated inTurtleParkinJimeiTown,XiamenCityofFujianProvince.
Chen Jiageng was born in 1874 inXiamenCity. He lived inSingaporefor a long time dealing in rubber trade. Chen, who devoted himself to the culture and education and other public services for overseas Chinese, as well as for those in his hometown, was a well-known leader of patriotic overseas Chinese. In his early days, he joined the Chinese Revolutionary League, established by Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1905, and raised financial aid for Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities as well as openedXiamenUniversityand other schools.
After the September 18 Incident, striving for national salvation in Singapore, Chen proposed the founding of the Southeast Asia Overseas Chinese Fundraising General Association in 1938, of which he was appointed chairman. After the nation triumphed over the Japanese, Chen published theNanqiao Dailyto join in the many patriotic and democratic activities.
Returning to the motherland after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen successively held posts in the Central Government as a member of the Central Government, vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a member of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress, a member of the Overseas Chinese' Affairs Committee and chairman of All-China Returned Overseas Chinese Federation. On August 12, 1961, Chen Jiageng died of an illness inBeijingand his remains were buried inTurtlePark.
Shaped like a turtle, the Mausoleum of Chen Jiageng is covered by 13 huge, blue terrazzos, and is surrounded by stone screens with relief sculptures showing the important experiences of his life. The tombstone is piled up with granite stones bearing a gilded inscription written inLishu(official script), an ancient style of calligraphy used in the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220) onwards.
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