Yin Haiguang's Former Residence Introduction
Yin Hai-Kuang's Former Residence is located at Lane 16, Alley 18, Wenzhou Street. Built in 1945, this area was once a dormitory for professors of National Taiwan University during the Japanese occupation. The greenery is lush and vibrant, filled with a strong artistic and academic 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 wrote political commentaries for "Free China." Upholding the spirit of "better to die than live in silence," he used his writing to combat restrictions on free speech, bravely opposing authoritarianism and critiquing the current political situation. He is an important figure in the lineage of Chinese liberalism and has greatly influenced Taiwan's later democratic development. This building is a one-story Japanese wooden house with a triangular base, connected to other dormitories in the vicinity. In May 2003, the Taipei City Government officially designated this residence as a municipal historic site, preserving important cultural assets of Mr. Yin Hai-Kuang. In recent years, National Taiwan University has opened Yin Hai-Kuang's Former Residence for off-campus educational use and in November 2008 commissioned the Yin Hai-Kuang Academic Foundation to manage and operate it.
