Chen Cuifen (original) (raw)

Chen Cuifen (Chinese: 陳粹芬; 1873–1960) was a longtime romantic partner of Sun Yat-sen, the founder and first president of the Republic of China. She was regarded as the "forgotten revolutionary female" and "the first revolution partner" of Sun Yat-sen. Before marrying Soong Ching-ling, Sun Yat-sen had a 20 year-relationship with Chen Cuifen. In the "Sun Genealogy", she was called "Sun Yat-sen's concubine".