Lien vows to follow in Sun's footsteps
By Xing Zhigang (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-04-27 23:57

KMT Chairman Lien Chan and wife Lien Fang-Yu wave at citizens during a visit to the Confucius Temple, Nanjing April 27, 2005. [newsphoto]

The 69-year-old KMT leader also toured the Tianfei Palace and the Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), one of the biggest imperial tombs in ancient China.

As the burial site of Zhu Yuanzhang, founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Xiaoling Tomb was put on the world heritage list in 2003.

Last night, Lien attended a Chinese folk music performance . He then had a tour of the Nanjing Confucius Temple (Fuzimiao) and walked along the Qinhuai River.

Lien will fly to Beijing today and hold talks with Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China tomorrow.

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