Yichun Caotang was famous for some time.
Updated on August 6th, 2000, MYT
■ Photographs taken when Zheng Zeru died.
During the period of advocating revolution in Nanyang, Dr. Sun Yat-sen was received by Deng Zeru, who was praised as a revolutionary and miner at that time, and led Dr. Sun Yat-sen to the "Yichun Caotang" where Deng owned Tu Nan Garden for a few days, where he thought about the secrets of the revolution.
When recalling Deng Zeru, the most representative leader of the late Chinese community, the older generation of Pilao felt as honored as this prestigious leader in his early years.
This house named "Yichun Caotang" was built by Deng Zeru a hundred years ago. It is not an ordinary high-rise building as expected, but an ordinary house with a large area and a zinc roof wall. It is famous only because it is the place where Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the father of China, lives.
This unique house used to be the residence of the Deng family. Later, after the Rolex Road was developed, neat shops were built. Deng owned one of them, and after opening the Tu Nan Cao drugstore, he turned Yiben Caotang into a private "wind-eating house".
The arrangement of the thatched cottage is not careless.
According to the old-timers who have been to the thatched cottage, the installation and layout in the thatched cottage are not sloppy. They are completely based on ancient equipment in China. Furniture, utensils and decorative hardware are all from China, which can be said to be antique. I wonder how many people envied owning such a house a hundred years ago.
■ The original appearance of "Yichun Caotang" in Pilao, where Sun Yat-sen stayed and planned the Shang Revolution, was unfortunately demolished in the later period, which made the Chinese community lose a building with great historical value.
■ The original site of "Yichun Caotang" where Sun Yat-sen stayed was transformed into a small hotel and shop that has not yet opened. As for the location of Yichun Caotang, it was built on the top of Tu Nan Garden, facing the low-lying Kampong area and under the present Shawali Bashan. There is a Mahe River flowing from south to north, with fields on both sides of the river bank, distant mountains and pleasant greenery, which can be said to be a beautiful scenic spot with beautiful scenery.
It is rumored that this is a Feng Shui master from China, and his chosen direction is known as "turning over carp". So the Deng family is an expensive place, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter at will. What is certain is that he became a prominent miner in the later period and was promoted to a high position in Guangzhou by Sun Yat-sen..
At that time, a room where Sun Yat-sen lived alone was specially decorated. Although it was only a few days, Deng regarded everything in the room, including furniture, tables and chairs, as a treasure.
According to the Complete Works of the Father of the Nation provided by Cai Tiangong, the late Chinese community elder in Mori Prefecture, there were hundreds of letters written by Dr. Sun Yat-sen before his death, of which at least 17 letters were addressed to Deng Zeru, which shows that Deng Gong played a very important revolutionary role in both Singapore and Malaysia at that time.
From these letters written by Sun Yat-sen to Deng Gong, we can know how great Deng Gong's contribution in sponsoring and raising revolutionary funds was, especially after the famous Huanghuagang War and the crusade against Yuan Shikai in the early years of the Republic of China, he made great efforts to raise funds to support Sun Yat-sen and the revolutionary army.
19 1 1 After the success of the Revolution of 1911 in China, Sun Yat-sen established the Republic of China. At that time, Deng Zeru still lived in Pilao and was engaged in mining, planting and medicinal materials business. Because he is good at dancing with long sleeves, he has become a local rich man. About seven years later, Sun Yat-sen did not forget the hero who helped the revolutionary work with all his strength, so he was invited to return to China to participate in the administrative work of the government.
According to this doyen, although Deng Zeru was rich at that time, the British colonial government had a good relationship with him and regarded him as the "head of the family". But he is a patriotic and loyal minister, putting national affairs in a more important position than private undertakings. He accepted Sun Yat-sen's suggestion, returned to China to take office, and left the industry, garden hill and Yichun Caotang here to his nephew for management.