The Shilin official residence is actually the place where Chiang Kai Shek and Song Meiling lived. Now the Shilin official residence has been transformed into an ecological park in Taipei City, which is a good place for citizens to get close to green space and leisure. Many people visit here every year. Let's have a look at the scenic spots of Shilin official residence!
Basic information
Location information: Fulin Road, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan
Opening hours: 9:30-12:00 a.m., 13:30-17:00 p.m
Surrounding attractions: Maokong & middot; cable car, Chiang Kai Shek memorial hall, ximending, Taipei presidential palace
Admission: no admission
The official residences of Chiang Kai Shek and Soong Mei Ling can be photographed on the outside, but not on the inside. In those days, because it was close to Zhongshan North Road and had a direct access to the president's palace, together with Fushan, it was selected as the official residence of Jiang Zhongzheng. Now, the flat area has been opened, and the garden has a quiet environment. The landscape design of the garden is very unique, and it is a good place to take photos. In addition, there will be exhibitions from time to time; The villa in the official residence is a combination of Chinese and Western styles, with exquisite and generous decoration. It retains the architectural and decoration style of the Republic of China, and can better understand the life of Chiang Kai Shek and Song Meiling.
There is only one private villa in the garden, and the rest are open to the public. The landscape is natural, providing a place for the public to get close to green space and leisure. There are abundant animal and plant resources, ecological park, wooden plank road music platform in the garden, so that tourists can watch all kinds of grass and insects, and enjoy sitting on the ground and listening to any form of music feast.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30-12:00 a.m.; 13:30-17:00 p.m. (closed every Monday)
Ticket amount (New Taiwan dollars): full ticket: 100 yuan; group ticket: 80 yuan (group number more than 20); preferential ticket: 50 yuan
MRT: take the MRT Tanshui line and Xinyi Line to Shilin station, exit 2, and turn left to Zhongshan North Road
Bus: take bus 109, 203, 216, 220, 220, 260, 260, 267, 277, 279, 285, 612, 612, 646 to Shilin station (Zhongshan Road) and cross the road
Shilin official residence
From the outside to the inside, it is divided into the outer garden, the inner garden and the main room. Among the outer gardens are the greenhouse potting area and the rose garden, which is said to be Mrs. Jiang's favorite garden; The inner garden is the combination of Chinese garden and western garden. The nursery, flower art, sculpture and pool in the western garden are full of this strong Western style. On that day, I saw a woman wearing a kimono shooting a photo album in the western garden. The Eastern Garden Landscaping in the Chinese garden, such as arch bridge, curved pool and flowing water, makes people feel like they are in ancient China. Chinese and Western styles converge in one place at the same time, which does not seem abrupt and strange, but has a different kind of beauty. It can be seen from this that Chiang Kai Shek and Song Meiling have their own preferences and styles. The combination of a completely westernized intellectual woman and a warlord bureaucrat who still has feudal thoughts is as astonishing and harmonious as this garden
There is a cafe at the exit of the official residence. Many people are sitting in the open-air bar outside the cafe to have a rest and chat. From a distance, they can see the sign of the cafe. It's a big black-and-white photo. In the photo, Song Meiling in wedding dress and Chiang Kai Shek in suits are smiling. This is the photo of Chiang Kai Shek and Song Meiling at the century wedding held in Dahua hotel in Shanghai on December 1, 1927 The film. The 'century wedding' shocked the old China at that time and attracted the attention of the whole world. Historians described the marriage as a combination of power and wealth, symbolizing that the old China entered the period of the rule of the four families of 'Jiang, song, Kong and Chen'.
Entering the main entrance of the museum, there is a large dragon and Phoenix root carving porch. On the wall of the hall, there are four copies of Song Meiling's own traditional Chinese paintings. The furniture style of tables and chairs is a combination of Chinese and Western styles, and the floor is covered with dark red carpet. After Song Meiling came to Taiwan, she was fascinated with traditional Chinese painting, and worshipped the masters of traditional Chinese painting, such as Huang Junbi and Zhang Daqian, to paint orchids, bamboos and landscapes, almost forgetting to eat and sleep. Shao Minghuang, director of the KMT Party History Museum, who was in charge of the tour, told an interesting story: outside, she suspected that someone was writing for Song Meiling's painting. So Song Meiling chose Confucius' birthday to invite famous Chinese painters to have a meal and show their painting skills on the spot after the meal. Behind the hall was a small living room with an oil painting portrait of Chiang Kai Shek's mother Wang Caiyu hanging above the fireplace. Shao Minghuang said that Chiang Kai Shek often played checkers and go with his children and grandchildren here to enjoy his family's happiness. Later, Song Meiling loved to play chess. She often invited her relatives and friends to play chess. When she played chess, she was in a good mood and sang songs. The small living room also serves as a movie room. Chiang Kai Shek and his wife often sit in the front row, and friends and guests sit in the back seat to watch new movies from Hong Kong, Europe and America.
As the former residence of Chiang Kai Shek, there are secrets hidden in the official residence. There is a secret road under the Shilin official residence, which is connected with the secret road of the command post of the Taiwan army and leads to the helipad. In the outer garden of the Shilin official residence, you can also see the blockhouse covered with flowers and plants. If you don't look at it carefully, it looks like a flower bed. Today, the Taiwan Strait is gradually calming down. Whether it is blockhouses or secret roads, their original functions are entering history. The official residence of Shilin has changed from a heavily guarded forbidden area to a place for tourists to have a leisure outing and visit history.