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 the establishment of a memorial hall in his honor, ultimately deciding to build it on a hillside west of the Victory Reservoir. The memorial hall was completed and opened to the public in June 1994. The front wall of the memorial park features a relief sculpture of Mr. Chiang inspecting military and civil 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 roof and white wall" style. The structure is inspired by the National Theater and National Concert Hall, featuring an ancient-style "Xie Shan" roof palace architecture; it has two stories and occupies approximately 100 pings, showcasing elegance amidst solemnity. The first floor of the memorial hall houses a seated bronze statue of Mr. Chiang and his will, while the second floor displays historical artifacts, including old photographs of Mr. Chiang's inspections of Matsu's defense over the years and various written correspondence manuscripts, making it a worthy retrospective of Matsu's more than 40 years of military history.
