Yin Hai-Kuang Memorial House Introduction
The Yin Hai-Kuang Residence is located at Lane 16, Alley 18, Wenzhou Street, built in 1945. This area was originally a dormitory for professors of National Taiwan University during the Japanese colonial period, characterized by lush greenery and a rich artistic and academic atmosphere. Mr. Yin Hai-Kuang moved to Taiwan from mainland China in 1949, where he both taught in the Department of Philosophy at Taipei Imperial University (now National Taiwan University) and wrote political commentaries for "Free China." Embracing the spirit of "better to die than to remain silent," he used his writing to combat restrictions on free speech and to courageously oppose authoritarianism, making him an important figure in the legacy of Chinese liberalism and significantly influencing Taiwan's later democratic political development. This building is a single-story Japanese wooden house, with a triangular-shaped plot connected to other dormitories in the area. In May 2003, the Taipei City Government officially designated this residence as a municipal historic site, preserving important cultural assets related to Mr. Yin Hai-Kuang. In recent years, National Taiwan University has opened the Yin Hai-Kuang Residence for off-campus educational purposes and, in November 2008, entrusted the management to the Yin Hai-Kuang Memorial Foundation.
