General Sun Liren's Former Residence Introduction
On July 1, 2002, the residence of General Sun Liren was registered as a historical building. The Taichung Cultural Bureau began its restoration efforts in 2009. Family members and former subordinates actively organized the "Sun Liren Memorial Museum" to collect and organize General Sun's writings, photographs, artifacts, etc., to showcase his life events and some historical materials of modern Chinese history, providing resources for academic research and public commemoration and admiration. The "Sun Liren Memorial Museum" officially opened on November 21, 2010. To visit General Sun Liren's residence, prior reservation is required, and it is only open on alternate weekends at scheduled times. Entering the residence reveals a standard Japanese-style garden home, as if time has shifted. Inside the residence, it is recommended to slow down and listen to the stories of General Sun and the house, experiencing each tale within the Japanese family architecture. Sitting on the floor and looking out at the garden through the floor-to-ceiling windows, one can enjoy a different ambiance in the city. General Sun Liren (December 8, 1900 – November 19, 1990), courtesy name Fumin, and style name Zhongneng, was born in Jinniu Town, Lujiang County, Anhui Province, during the late Qing Dynasty. His father, Sun Xize, was a successful candidate in the 20th year of the Guangxu era, serving as an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and later as governor of Dengzhou in Shandong and as the head of the Shandong Provincial Court. After the establishment of the Republic of China, he served as the president of China University in Beiping and later as an advisor to the Presidential Office. His uncle, Sun Hanze, was a successful candidate in the 3rd year of the Guangxu era and served as the magistrate of He County in Guangxi and as the supervisor of the Huwei Customs in Taiwan. General Sun Liren entered a private school at the age of 7, where he studied under Song Zhizhong, laying the foundation for his Chinese and English skills, and later learned German while in Shandong. It is said that at the age of 9, General Sun witnessed the bullying of Chinese people by Germans in the Shandong concession, which motivated him to pursue a military career. The residence of General Sun Liren is a Japanese-style bungalow with a garden. He was politically imprisoned there for 33 years. After his passing in November 79 of the Republic of China (1990), family members and former subordinates actively organized the "Sun Liren Memorial Museum," intending to collect and organize General Sun's writings, photographs, artifacts, etc., to showcase his life events and portions of modern Chinese historical materials for academic research and public commemoration and admiration. The Sun Liren Memorial Museum was inaugurated on November 21, 2010.
