Lai He Memorial Hall Introduction
The development of Taiwanese literature has long been suppressed, experiencing the rural literature debate in the 1970s and political/cultural localization in the 1980s. The wave of the Taiwanese literary movement gradually broke through the constraints of the party state. In 1994, to commemorate the centenary of writer Lai He, the Lai He Cultural and Educational Foundation was established through public initiative, with donations from Lai He's descendants. The board members were recommended by writer Zhong Zhao Zheng, scholars Lin Rui Ming, and Li Zhen Yuan, including academics Lin Rui Ming, Chen Wan Yi, Lu Xing Chang, and Hu Wan Chuan; from the literary circle, 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 Hsing; from the political and business sectors, Liu Feng Song, Yao Jia Wen, Chen Wei Ming, and Shi Bing Huang, with family representatives Zhou Guang Xiong and Lai Yue Yan, bringing together people 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 former site of the Lai He Medical Clinic, establishing a museum that houses a complete collection of Lai He's relics, books, paintings, manuscripts, and related literature. The museum also continues to collect and display manuscripts and artifacts from authors in the Changhua area, reconstructing the traditions and spirit of cultural figures during the Japanese colonial period in Changhua.
