By Kevin Griffin for The Vancouver Sun, on May 24, 2016
As a youngster growing up in China, Cecilia Aisin Gioro knew better than to talk about being related to the country’s last emperor. What stopped her was social pressure against acknowledging she was the grandniece of Puyi Aisin Gioro, or Henry Pu Yi, as he was called in the West.
Earlier this month, Aisin Gioro officially opened her gallery on East Pender. It’s located in the heart of Chinatown, where the legacy of Sun Yat-sen, the democrat who played a key role in the revolution to topple Puyi in 1911-12, is celebrated by the local Chinese Canadian community. Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chinese Garden is named in honour of the political activist and first president of the Republic of China.
Aisin Gioro’s gallery sells her paintings and displays works dedicated to explaining the Qing dynasty.
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