The Cult of Dr. Sun, Sun Wen Hsueh Shu, was the earliest written work of Dr. Sun Yat-sen embodying his political philosophy of Three People's Principles and Five-Power Constitution. The book, while seeking to expound his doctrines, primarily aims at inspiring his fellow-countrymen to exert themselves unstintedly to rejuvenate China regardless of whatever difficulties. Its other title is: To Do Easier Than To Know.

The book constitutes a most important dogma of the Kuomintang Party as well as a most prolific source of inspiration to all its followers. The success of the Party in overthrowing the Manchu and then the military regime, and establishing itself in Nanking, despite the insurmountable difficulties encountered, is obviously an exponent of the spirit of persistent action advocated by the late Leader. He vigorously dispelled the prevalent impression that to elevate China to the realm of a prosperous republic is, in view of her political traditions and the illiteracy of the masses, a very difficult task. On the other hand, he contended, it should be really easy to regenerate and rebuild China. He emphatically assured his compatriots that ignorance is no deterrent to the accomplishment of this tremendous task. Success will be the sure reward if the people can only shake off the fear of difficulty and act perseveringly according to his Program of National Reconstruction. To substantiate the doctrine he cited ten concrete instances, thus establishing a new school of philosophy.

The last chapter of the book is a review of the Chinese Revolution, which culminated in the overthrow of the Manchu regime in 1911. In it the author recounted his ten dismal failures before the accomplishment of what he called the destructive part of his Revolutionary Program, each of which almost claimed his life. The account is invaluable as reference for students interested in the development and growth of the Chinese Nationalist Movement, apart from being an inspiration to all Chinese patriots who are continuing the struggle for the independence and prosperity of the country.

I have attempted to make the present work an accurate and comprehensible version as far as possible so that the new spirit of New China, as prominently manifested in the original text, will be readily appreciated by those who seek to understand this old country. I take the occasion to thank Mr. Francis Zia and my other friends who had given me helpful suggestions from time to time in the translation of the work.

Shanghai, April 16, 1931.

THE CULT OF DR. SUN
SUN WEN HSUEH SHU
BY DR. SUN YAT-SEN
THE TRANSLATION BY / WEI YUNG
Shanghai : The Independent Weekly, 1931, pages i - ii.

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Sun, Yat-sen, 1866-1925. Title The cult of Dr. Sun; Sun W�n hsueh shu ... by Dr. Sun Yat-sen; the translation by Wei Yung. Imprint Shanghai, The Independent Weekly, 1931. Descript 1 p. l, ii p., 1 l., 230, xx p. 19 cm. Note Title also in Chinese.
[ New York Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library ; not found by me in the University of California catalogue 3 Sept 05 ]

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Wei, Yung, 1937- Title Communist China; a system-functional reader. Edited with an introd. by Yung Wei. Publisher Columbus, Ohio, Merrill [c1972] Series Merrill political science series

Wei, Yung, 1937- Title Elite recruitment and political crisis: a study of political leaders of the Ch'ing period, 1644-1911. Publisher 1967. Format Dissertation