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怀念孙穗瑛（1922-2025）
Pearl Sun Lin’s Celebration of Life

Pearl Sun Lin, the eldest granddaughter of Sun Yat-sen, passed away peacefully on 24 March 2025 in the U.S.A., at the grand age of 103. Recently, her family held a celebration of her life in California, U.S.A.

孙中山长孙女孙穗瑛于2025年3月24日在美国去世，享年103岁。近日，家人为她在加州举办了追思会，回顾了她的一生。

According to the eulogy, Pearl Sun Lin passed away peacefully on 24 March 2025, at the grand age of 103. She was born in Guangzhou, China on 16 January 1922 to Sun Fo, the city’s mayor and Chen Sukying. She grew up happily surrounded by the love and companionship of her three siblings – brothers Sun Tse Ping, Sun Tse Kiong and sister Rose Sun Tchang who are all deceased – and many cousins.

根据悼词，孙穗瑛女士于2025年3月24日安详离世，享年103岁。她于1922年1月16日出生于中国广州，父亲是时任广州市长的孙科，母亲为陈淑英女士。孙穗瑛的童年沐浴在亲情之中，在两位兄长孙治平、孙治强和妹妹孙穗华（都已辞世）及众多表亲的陪伴下幸福成长。

The family spent time between Guangzhou and Shanghai due to political turmoil and to avoid a deadly typhoid epidemic. They evacuated to Chongqing and again to Hong Kong as the Japanese invasion approached Shanghai. Her father was a diplomat during her teenage years, which meant she traveled extensively around the world with her family, at times having to flee at a moment's notice to avoid the dangers of war. She attended schools in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Paris. She accompanied her father to Moscow during one of his missions to seek armaments to continue fighting the war.

童年时代的孙穗瑛因时局动荡和躲避伤寒疫情辗转于广州与上海之间，又因日军侵沪移居重庆和香港。在她十几岁的时候，因其父任职外交官，她随家人足迹遍及全球多个地方，屡次为避战火仓促迁移。她曾就读于广州、上海、香港及巴黎的多所学校，更曾随父亲出访莫斯科，见证其作为外交官时多次奔波海外为抗战争取军援。

In 1941 Pearl came to the United States to attend Mills College in Oakland, California. She traveled alone from Hong Kong for ten days, island hopping across the Pacific to Honolulu, Hawaii on a seaplane called the China Clipper, then continued by ship to San Francisco, California. When her sister Rose came to the U.S. to attend high school in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1943, Pearl transferred to Wellesley College. She graduated in 1945 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

1941年，孙穗瑛赴美进入加州奥克兰市密尔斯学院求学。她独自一人从香港出发，历经10天，先乘坐“中国飞剪号”水上飞机，经太平洋诸岛跳转至檀香山，再换乘轮船抵达旧金山。1943年，当妹妹孙穗华女士赴马萨诸塞州韦尔斯利镇读高中时，孙穗瑛女士转学至韦尔斯利学院，并于1945年获得学士学位。

World War II ended that same year, and the United Nations was established. It was an exciting time of hopeful euphoria. Pearl was in Times Square in New York City on 12 January 1946, for the spectacular victory parade. Her first job was working for the Chinese Delegation to the U.N. as a secretary to one of the delegates – translating, writing, attending meetings and taking notes.

同年，第二次世界大战结束，联合国宣告成立。那是一个令人激动兴奋和充满希望的年代。1946年1月12日，孙穗瑛在纽约的时代广场，见证了盛大的胜利游行。她的第一份工作是在联合国担任中国代表团里一位华人代表的秘书，负责文件翻译、文书撰写、参加会议和记录等工作。

Pearl also met Andrew Lin in 1946 when she was maid of honor, and he was best man in his older brother’s wedding. They married in Shanghai in 1947 and returned to New York to work and start a family. They had two children by the time Andy took a job transfer to San José, California in 1956.

After their kids had grown, Pearl pursued additional education and worked as a medical librarian at a local hospital. She turned to teaching English as a second language for the school district when there was an influx of Chinese speaking immigrants from several Asian countries. She was fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, Shanghainese and English, which made her a valuable resource. Pearl was also a co-founder of the Soong Ching Ling Foundation in the U.S.A. Pearl was married for 66 years, until Andy’s death in 2013.

1946年， 孙穗瑛在担任林达文先生兄长婚礼的伴娘时与担任伴郎的林达文先生相识。二人于1947年在上海缔结连理，婚后返回纽约工作并组建家庭。1956年，当林达文工作调动至加州圣何塞时，他们已育有两名子女。

待子女长大后，孙穗瑛继续深造，并先后担任当地医院医学图书馆员、和在有大量华语移民的学区担任第二语言（ESL）英语教师——彼时正值亚洲多国华语移民涌入，她因擅长流利的粤语、普通话、上海话及英语而成为难能可贵的人才。孙穗瑛也是美国的宋庆龄基金会的发起人之一。她与林达文先生的婚姻持续了66年，直至2013年丈夫离世。

Besides her love and devotion to family and friends, her interests included health, nutrition, nature, investing, news and world events. To her, the honor of being Sun Yat-sen's granddaughter was in knowing that he was a good person who worked tirelessly and selflessly for China and the Chinese people. She admired and defended Sun Yat-sen’s humility in voluntarily stepping down from President of China in the higher interest of preserving the unity of the country, and his challenging patriarchy in favor of women’s equality and empowerment. She cared deeply about the people of the world, and the importance of keeping cultural heritage alive to foster greater understanding across generations and borders. 

孙穗瑛毕生以仁爱之心滋养亲友，她一生钟情养生之道、营养之学、大自然、投资，更始终心系天下风云、世界大势。作为孙中山先生的孙女，她感觉最荣幸的便是知道祖父乃是一位无私地为中国及中国人鞠躬尽瘁的仁者.

她钦佩并捍卫孙中山先生为维护国家统一的大局而自愿辞去中华民国临时大总统之职的谦逊胸襟，也同样敬仰他挑战父权制度，和倡导妇女平等与赋权。她始终心系天下苍生，并强调以文化遗产的传承来促进跨越时代与国度的相互理解。

Pearl and her sister Rose Sun Tchang were both very concerned about the development of their hometown, Zhongshan. They returned to China many times to visit their relatives and donated a large number of cultural relics. In June 2016, they were both awarded the title of “Outstanding Contributor to the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Guangdong 2016” by the Guangdong Foundation For Cultural Heritage Conservation.  In November of the same year, they were each named “Honorary Citizen of Zhongshan City” by the Zhongshan Municipal Government. In October 2018, they were further named as “Outstanding Individuals of the 10th <Passing on the Torch – Cultural Heritage Dream Builders>” by the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation.

孙穗瑛和妹妹孙穗华生前都十分关心家乡中山的发展，多次回国探亲，无偿捐赠大批文物。两人于2016年6月被广东省文物保护基金会评选为“2016年度广东省文化遗产保护突出贡献人物”；同年11月，荣获中山市政府授予“中山市荣誉市民”称号。2018年10月被中国文物保护基金会评选为第十届“薪火相传——文化遗产筑梦者杰出个人”。

Pearl had a close and loving relationship with Soong Ching Ling, who was more like a second mother to her than a step grandmother. In a letter she wrote to Soong Ching Ling on 25 October 1949, Pearl expressed her desire to return to China to do what she could for the motherland and the people, in whatever way. She returned to China often since then, visiting Soong Ching Ling and rushed to be by her side in her final hours. 

孙穗瑛与宋庆龄的感情深厚而亲密，宋庆龄更像是她的第二个母亲，而不是继祖母。在1949年10月25日写给宋庆龄的一封信中，孙穗瑛表示，希望回到中国，尽己所能为祖国和人民效力，无论以何种方式。自那以后，她经常回到中国，看望宋庆龄，并伴随其度过人生的最后时刻。

Pearl is most admired for her humble nature, kindness, integrity, compassion and charity. Her insatiable curiosity and sense of wonder about the world were key to her happy, healthy longevity, inspiring all who knew her. Pearl was a beautiful and gentle soul whose luster will continue to shine in our hearts forever.

世人追忆和欣赏孙穗瑛谦和如兰的品性——待人以诚、持身以正、悲悯为怀、乐善好施。对世界永葆求知若渴的好奇心和赞叹，正是她跨越百年仍熠熠生辉的生命密钥，她健康快乐的高寿人生激励了所有认识她的人。这位蕙质兰心的淑女，以温柔力量照亮人间，其美丽的精神光华将永驻心田。

出品：中山市海外传播中心 孙中山故居纪念馆
视频剪辑：黄玉雅 林子晴
统筹/编导：廖薇
文字：孙中山亲属后人、廖薇
翻译：李依薇 曾嘉慧 廖薇
封面设计：林子晴 
素材来源：孙中山亲属后人 中山市海外传播中心  孙中山故居纪念馆