Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Introduction
On January 13, 1988, former President Chiang Ching-kuo passed away. Following this, military and political leaders in Matsu discussed establishing a memorial museum for him, ultimately deciding to build it on the hillside west of the Victory Reservoir. The construction was completed and opened in June 1994. The wall at the front of the memorial park features a relief depicting Mr. Chiang inspecting military and civilian defense. The main building's colors reference the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing and the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, adopting a "blue tile and white wall" style. The structure alludes to the forms of the National Theater and National Concert Hall, resembling a traditional "siheyuan" palace architecture. It is two stories tall, occupies approximately one hundred ping, and presents an air of elegance amidst its solemnity. The first floor of the memorial museum houses a seated bronze statue of Mr. Chiang along with his will, while the second floor displays historical artifacts, featuring old photographs of Mr. Chiang's inspections of Matsu's defense over the years, as well as manuscripts of various correspondence, worthy of careful review; it can be considered the essence of over 40 years of wartime in Matsu.
