Yin Haiguang Memorial Museum Introduction
The residence of Yin Haiguang is located in Alley 16, Lane 18, Wenzhou Street, and was built in 1945. This area was a dormitory for professors of National Taiwan University during the Japanese occupation. The greenery is lush and vibrant, filled with a rich artistic and academic atmosphere. Mr. Yin Haiguang moved to Taiwan from mainland China in 1949. He taught in the Philosophy Department at Taihoku Imperial University (now National Taiwan University) and wrote political commentary for "Free China." Upholding the spirit of "better to die than to live in silence," he used his writing to fight against censorship, bravely opposing authoritarianism and criticizing the political situation. He is an important figure in the heritage of Chinese liberalism and greatly influenced the development of democracy in Taiwan. This building is a one-story Japanese wooden house, with a triangular plot that connects to other dormitories. The Taipei City Government officially designated this residence as a city historical site in May 2003, preserving Mr. Yin Haiguang's important cultural assets. In recent years, National Taiwan University has opened the residence for external teaching purposes and appointed the Yin Haiguang Academic Foundation to manage it in November 2008.
