September 9, 1976, Chairman Mao Zedong died. That night, the Politburo held an emergency meeting to determine the body to protect the President, so that all walks of life to offer condolences and pay their last respects, an initial period of 15 days. Mao Zedong's call for cremation during his lifetime, is the first one in the Politburo after the death of a statement signed by the leaders of cremated remains. Therefore, the initial decision to protect the body only to all walks of life within 15 days of mourning activities ...

Sun Yat-sen, along with Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek, was one of the most important figures in China from 1900 to 1976.