The village was established in the latter half of the 17th century during the reign of Kangxi Emperor by the Feng and Mai families, who were later joined by the Yang and Lu (陸) families.[citation needed] The Lu surname became most numerous. At the time of Sun Yat-sen's birth in the 1860s, there were about sixty households with ten surnames. In addition to Sun, Lu Muzhen, Sun's first wife and Lu Haodong (1868–1895), an early revolutionary martyr, were also born in Cuiheng.
Administration
Cuiheng is administered by Nanlang Township. [4] For a time, Cuiheng village was elevated to the township level and became the town of Cuiheng Village (翠亨村镇). However, in 1998 it was downgraded and reintegrated inside the town of Nanlang. On 31 March 2013 Cuiheng was upgraded into a "New Area".
Tourism
Cuiheng is home to the Former Residence of Dr Sun Yat-sen (孙中山故居) and the Sun Yat-sen Residence Memorial Museum (孙中山故居纪念馆), which was built next to the residence in 1956.[3] The residence and museum complex was classified as a Major Site Protected at the National Level of China in 1986 by the State Council of China. There is also a Polaris Temple (北极殿) dedicated to the Polaris Emperor (北极帝君).
Plaque at the Museum of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Zhongshan
Memorial Museum of Sun Yat-sen, Zhongshan
Ancestral Home of Sun Yat-sen, Zhongshan
Plaque in front of Sun Yat-sen's Ancestral Home where he was born, Zhongshan. States that Sun Yat-sen was born here and the house was dismantled by the Sun Family in 1913.
Plaque in front of the Former Residence of Sun Yat-sen, Zhongshan stating that the residence was built in 1892 under the guidance of Sun Yat-sen
Conference Hall, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Museum, Zhongshan
A Building in Sun Yat Sen Memorial Museum
Transportation
Cuiheng can be accessed by Zhongshan Bus 12 and 212.[citation needed] The village is a 30–40 minutes by bus from Zhongshan city centre on Bus 12, and 50-minutes from the Zhongshan Passenger Ferry Dock on Bus 212. The township of Nanlang, about 10 minutes to the north by bus on both routes, has a station on the Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Railway.