National Chiang

The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is a famous countrywide monument, landmark and visitor attraction erected in memory of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of China. It is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The monument, surrounded by means of a park, stands on the east stop of Liberty Square. It is flanked at the north and south by means of the National Theater and National Concert Hall. The monument underwent a arguable renaming technique in 2007 beneath Chen Shui-bian's government, which become sooner or later reverted in 2009 with a change of presidency.

In February 2017 Taiwan's Ministry of Culture introduced plans to convert the hall right into a country wide middle for “going through records, recognizing anguish, and respecting human rights.” A corresponding de-emphasis of Chiang's personality cult is underway as proposals for transforming the hall are reviewed The rectangular have become Taipei's web page of choice for mass gatherings as soon as it opened. The nature of lots of the ones gatherings gave the site new public meanings.