Sun-Yet Sen Park on the 24th Place is a pleasant shady spot popular with the locals. The park honors Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the Chinese revolutionist and founder of the Republic of China. He was one of the major figures in the 1911 revolution that removed the Emperor from power for the first time in Chinese history, and gave the people the ability to vote for their leaders.  Like George Washington, he was also the first leader voted into office.  So when Dr. Sun Yat Sen said “The World Belongs to the Commonwealth” as seen on the Chinatown Gate, that was his way of saying that people should be able to decide the way their country is run.