Lai He Memorial Hall Introduction
The development of Taiwanese literature has long been suppressed. After experiencing the rural literature debate in the 1970s and the political/cultural localization in the 1980s, the Taiwanese literary movement gradually broke through the constraints of the party state. In 1994, to commemorate the centenary of Lai He’s birth, the Lai He Cultural and Educational Foundation was established by private citizens, with contributions from Lai He's descendants. Writers Zhong Zhao Zheng, scholars Lin Rui Ming and Li Zhen Yuan recommended the board members, which included academics such as Lin Rui Ming, Chen Wan Yi, Lu Hsing Chang, and Hu Wan Chuan; from the arts there were Zhong Zhao Zheng, Lin Heng Tai, Li Nan Heng, and Song Ze Lai; from the medical field, there were Li Zhen Yuan, Jiang Zi De, Zheng Jiong Ming, and Chen Yong Xing; and from politics and business, Liu Feng Song, Yao Jia Wen, Chen Wei Ming, and Shi Bing Huang. The family representatives were Zhou Guang Xiong and Lai Yue Yan, gathering talents from various sectors. Lai He’s grandson Lai Yue Yan served as the first chairman. In 1995, Lai He’s eldest son Lai Sang and grandson Lai Yue Yan planned the Lai He Memorial Hall at the site of the old Lai He Clinic, establishing the memorial hall. The collection includes a complete set of Lai He’s relics, books, calligraphy, manuscripts, and related literature, and it continues to collect and display manuscripts and artifacts from writers in the Changhua area, rebuilding the tradition and spirit of Changhua’s cultural figures during the Japanese colonial period.
