Chung-Shan Building
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The Chung-Shan Building is part of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
complex. Completed in 1966, the building is located in the Yangmingshan National Park in Taipei
. The building is placed on the reverse of the 100 New Taiwan Dollar
bill. The building serves as a location for hosting ceremonies by the President of the Republic of China
for state visit
s, conferences and was off limits to the general public until 2005.
to design the Chungshan Hall. Thousands of military veterans finished this construction within 13 months. Chungshan Hall once served as an exclusive convention site for the defunct National Assembly of the Republic of China
, and an eminent locale for the state head's receiving distinguished foreign guests or hosting state banquets. Up to present, the hall still preserves many important scenes that witnessed constitutional development and historical events in the Republic of China
. The government has designated the Chungshan Hall as a historical monument.
, the structure is firmly founded on a ground base composed of mixtures of soft and hard soil, rocks and mud. The Chungshan Hall is a rarity of large-size edifice in the world that is erected directly at a sulfuric-gas spurting pit.
The interior embellishments such as over 400 hand crafted palace lanterns, mother-of-pearl inlaid furniture, ceiling, design of doors and windows, and color drawings of pillars.
Image:NT100.gif|Zhongshan Building as seen on the New Taiwan Dollar
Image:Yangminshan Zhongshan Furnishings.jpg|Chinese furniture
in one of the rooms
Image:Paifang_ZhongshanBuilding_Taipei_Taiwan.jpg|Paifang
in front of the Zhongshan Building.
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
The National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is located in Taipei, Republic of China . It is a memorial to the Republic of China's National Father, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and was completed on 1972. The total building area covers in an open space of...
complex. Completed in 1966, the building is located in the Yangmingshan National Park in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
. The building is placed on the reverse of the 100 New Taiwan Dollar
New Taiwan dollar
The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...
bill. The building serves as a location for hosting ceremonies by the President of the Republic of China
President of the Republic of China
The President of the Republic of China is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the Republic of China . The Republic of China was founded on January 1, 1912, to govern all of China...
for state visit
State visit
A state visit is a formal visit by a foreign head of state to another nation, at the invitation of that nation's head of state. State visits are the highest form of diplomatic contact between two nations, and are marked by ceremonial pomp and diplomatic protocol. In parliamentary democracies, heads...
s, conferences and was off limits to the general public until 2005.
History
In 1965, with a view to commemorate Dr. Sun Yat-sen's centennial birthday and to revive traditional Chinese culture, the government of the Republic of China appointed architect Ms. Xiu ZelanXiu Zelan
Xiu Zelan（修澤蘭; 1925─ ）, Taiwanese Architect, Ancestral home is in Yuanling Hunan. During World War II she attended Architecture Department of National Central University in Chongqing . In 1949 she entered the Taiwan Rail Bureau. She Took charge of the Department of General Logistics and Engineering...
to design the Chungshan Hall. Thousands of military veterans finished this construction within 13 months. Chungshan Hall once served as an exclusive convention site for the defunct National Assembly of the Republic of China
National Assembly of the Republic of China
The National Assembly of the Republic of China refers to several parliamentary bodies that existed in the Republic of China. The National Assembly was originally founded in 1913 as the first legislature in Chinese history, but was disbanded less than a year later as President Yuan Shikai assumed...
, and an eminent locale for the state head's receiving distinguished foreign guests or hosting state banquets. Up to present, the hall still preserves many important scenes that witnessed constitutional development and historical events in the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
. The government has designated the Chungshan Hall as a historical monument.
Architecture
Chungshan Hall occupies a field of more than 130,000 square meters, and the building itself takes a dimension of ocer 18,000 square meters and 34 meters in height. Situated in the sulfurous area of YangmingshanYangmingshan
One of the eight national parks in Taiwan, the Yangmingshan National Park is located between Taipei City and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The districts that house parts of the park grounds include Taipei's Beitou and Shilin Districts; and New Taipei's Wanli, Jinshan, and Sanzhi Districts. During the...
, the structure is firmly founded on a ground base composed of mixtures of soft and hard soil, rocks and mud. The Chungshan Hall is a rarity of large-size edifice in the world that is erected directly at a sulfuric-gas spurting pit.
The interior embellishments such as over 400 hand crafted palace lanterns, mother-of-pearl inlaid furniture, ceiling, design of doors and windows, and color drawings of pillars.
Gallery of Images
Image:NT100.gif|Zhongshan Building as seen on the New Taiwan Dollar
New Taiwan dollar
The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...
Image:Yangminshan Zhongshan Furnishings.jpg|Chinese furniture
Chinese furniture
The forms of Chinese furniture evolved along three distinct lineages which dates back to 1000 BC, based on frame and panel, yoke and rack and bamboo construction techniques...
in one of the rooms
Image:Paifang_ZhongshanBuilding_Taipei_Taiwan.jpg|Paifang
Paifang
Paifang, also called pailou, is a traditional Chinese architectural gating style as an archway.The word paifang originally was a collective term used to describe the top two levels of administrative division and subdivisions of ancient Chinese city. The largest division within a city in ancient...
in front of the Zhongshan Building.
External links
- http://www.yatsen.gov.tw/chungsan/
- http://blog.xuite.net/rita5031/blog/28237632