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Shihlin Presidential Residence

(Source: Taipei Travel Net)

The Shihlin Official Residence is located on Chungshan North Road in Taipei City's Shihlin District. It was the former home of the late President Chiang Kai-shek. In 1996, the Shihlin Official Residence was placed under the care of the Taipei City Government and partially opened to the public, lifting the veil of mystery that had hung over the estate for nearly half a century.

On the tree-lined path leading to the residence, the first thing we see is Madame Chiang’s former Cadillac. A bit further is her beloved rose garden, which comes into fragrant bloom every March to May. The white plum trees, which was Chiang Kai-Shek’s favorite, keep company with Madame Chiang’s roses.

Xinlanting (“New Orchid Pavilion”) offers a good vantage of the many different orchid species grown on the estate. Because the former president visited this chapel every year during his lifetime, it is called the “Chapel of Life.” To have a place to pray, Chiang Kai-Shek and his wife built “Victory Chapel.” The interior is quite simple and dignified; thus this site has been used in the past for weddings of descendants of the Chiang family.

The Ecology Garden used to be the farm which provides vegetables for Chiang’s daily life. It was established by the Office of the Park and by the Chi-Sing Eco-conservation Foundation in 2000.  Now, it is a famous place for outside-classroom-teaching in the Taipei area.

At the Youth Café, you can enjoy “Madame’s Steak” and “Madame’s Breakfast” which includes toast, coffee and celery salad. The menu explains the history of this breakfast and Madame Chiang Kai-shek’s views on nutrition.

Then across the main building, there are one Chinese style garden and the other Western garden, plotting a variety of flowers. It is too beautiful for words when blossoming. The nonscheduled flowers exhibitions are also attractive to the thousands of people to drop on the horticulture exhibition hall.

　

Banquet

Landis Resort Yangmingshan

(Source: Landis Resort Yangmingshan)

Located on the premises of Yangmingshan National Park, the Landis
Resort Yangmingshan is the exclusive five-star hotel in the area.
Premium hot sulfur springs, astounding panoramic mountain views,
and the inner city natural serenity are just some of the pleasures afforded
to guests. Unload the stress and enjoy the banquet we offer at Landis Resort Yangmingshan.

Yangmingshan National Park

(Source: Yangmingshan National Park Headquarters)

Yangmingshan used to be known as Caoshan(Grass Mountain), a term which embraced the whole area of Mt. Datun, Mt. Cising and Mt. Shamao with its grassy slopes. In Taiwan's early pioneering days, mainland immigrants from Changchow and Chuanchow farmed here. In the late 19th century the area still belonged to Danshuei district, but eventually the Japanese colonial authorities incorporated it into Taipei. Caoshan Management Bureau, established in 1945, was redesignated as Yangmingshan Management Bureau in 1950 when the area was renamed Yangmingshan at the suggestion of local representatives, in honor of the Ming dynasty philosopher Wang Yang-ming(1472-1529). Taipei City became a municipality under the direct jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan in July 1967, and in 1968 the Yangmingshan Management Bureau was formally taken over by the Taipei City Government. The name Yangmingshan was carried over when the national park was established on September 16, 1985.

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