Yin Haiguang's Former Residence Introduction
The Yin Hai-Kuang Residence is located in Alley 16, Lane 18, Wenzhou Street, and was built in 1945. This area was a dormitory for professors at National Taiwan University during the Japanese colonial period, surrounded by lush greenery, exuding a strong artistic and scholarly atmosphere. Mr. Yin Hai-Kuang moved to Taiwan from mainland China in 1949, where he taught in the Department of Philosophy at Taipei Imperial University (now National Taiwan University) and contributed political essays to "Free China". Upholding the spirit of "better to die than to live in silence," he used his writings to combat censorship and bravely opposed authoritarianism while criticizing contemporary politics. He is an important figure in the legacy of Chinese liberalism and greatly influenced Taiwan's later democratic political development. This building is a one-story wooden Japanese-style house with a triangular base connected to other dormitories in the vicinity. The Taipei City Government officially designated this residence as a city historic site in May 2003, preserving significant cultural assets of Mr. Yin Hai-Kuang. In recent years, National Taiwan University has opened the Yin Hai-Kuang Residence for off-campus teaching, and in November 2008, appointed the Yin Hai-Kuang Academic Foundation for its management and operation.
