Sun Yat-sen

The "Father of the Nation" who dreamt of a modern, democratic China while living as an exile and a fugitive. He provided the Three Principles of the People (Nationalism, Democracy, and Livelihood) that ended two millennia of imperial rule. He represents the "Enduring Dream," the bridge between the fallen Qing and the modern era. He is the modest suit and the relentless hope, the one who died before seeing his republic truly take root.