Taiwan’s culture ministry says it will organize a competition for designs to change the character of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei. That came from Culture Minister Lee Yung-te on Thursday.
The hall in central Taipei consists of several buildings, a park and a large square. It is dedicated to the memory of Chiang Kai-shek, who led Taiwan under one-party rule from 1945 until his death in 1975. The memorial hall complex was officially opened in 1980, during the rule of Chiang’s son, Chiang Ching-kuo.
Taiwan’s culture minister says that the complex is a monument to authoritarianism and resembles an imperial tomb. He says there will be no prerequisites for designs to change the space, apart from removing its authoritarian symbols and character. Lee says the competition will be held at the end of May and judged by a panel of experts.