孙中山是近代中国卓越的政治家、革命家，也是孜孜以求中国近代化的伟大先驱。他不仅对中国近代化从理论上作了大胆而又深入的探讨，而且在实践上为扫清中国近代化障碍作出了不懈的努力。然而，学术界对孙中山关于近代化的理论与实践，一直缺乏系统的研究，尽管有不少文章论及 Sun Yat-sen, a distinguished Chinese statesman and revolutionary in modern China, is also a great pioneer in assuring China’s modernization. He not only made bold and in-depth theoretical discussions on the modernization of China, but also made unrelenting efforts in practice to clear the obstacles to China’s modernization. However, there is a lack of systematic research on Sun Yat-sen’s theory and practice of modernization. Although there are many articles on