Introduction to Sun Yat-sen's Living Room: Sun Yat-sen's Living Room, built in 1909, was originally the residence of senior staff members of the Liangjiang Governor-General's Office in the Qing Dynasty. From January to April 1912, Sun Yat-sen lived here when he served as the interim president of the Republic of China. A pair of white marble goldfish tanks in the courtyard were presented to Sun Yat-sen by overseas Chinese.