Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall hosts city walks, understanding multicultural contexts from an architectural perspective
The National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is launching a series of "Reading the City: Multicultural Architectural and Sun Yat-sen's Journey" walking tours. These tours, guided by architectural historians and local cultural workers, will explore historical sites across Taipei, Taoyuan, Changhua, Lukang, Matsu, and Pingtung, offering an architectural perspective on urban development and multicultural contexts.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chao Ching-yu, Taipei, 5th) The National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall will host the "Reading the City: Multicultural Architectural and Sun Yat-sen's Journey" walking tour series, which will guide people through historical buildings, post-war modern architecture, and indigenous communities, leading them to understand urban development and multicultural contexts from an architectural perspective.
The National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall today issued a press release stating that this year, they have invited architectural historians Li Chien-lang and Hsu Ming-sung, along with several local cultural and historical workers, to serve as lecturers and tour guides. They will visit important historical sites in Taipei, Taoyuan, Changhua, Lukang, Matsu, and Pingtung, connecting architectural features of different eras and the context of social development through the works of architects such as Wang Da-hong, Wang Chiu-hua, and Sun Te-hung, allowing the public to understand the connection between cultural heritage preservation and contemporary life.
Among these, the Taipei sessions will focus on post-war urban development, starting from Beitou's military, medical, and眷村 (military dependents' villages) spaces, extending to the academic area of Academia Sinica. They will visit historical communities like the Beitou Military Police Station, Xinsheng Village, and the Armed Forces Hospital, and tour notable architectural works such as the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology at Academia Sinica, the Library of the Institute of European and American Studies, and Hu Shih's Cemetery, presenting the spatial practices of post-war Taiwan in national governance, public construction, and academic development.
This year, a new island hopping route has been added to Matsu's Nangan and Beigan, exploring community development and battlefield culture from a maritime perspective. The Nangan sessions will visit Jinbanjing Tianhou Temple, Jinsha and Niujiao communities, showcasing the fusion of Min-dong architecture and marine religious culture. The Beigan sessions will start from Baisha Port, connecting Banli Grand House, the War and Peace Memorial Park Theme Hall, and Qinbi Village, leading the public to understand the spatial memories and community preservation during the martial law era.
The National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall welcomes the public interested in architecture and historical culture to participate in the walking tour, to personally experience the profound connection between ethnic architectural spaces and social and cultural development. The first event will open for registration at 10:00 AM on May 12, with a limit of 20 participants for the Matsu sessions on September 5 and 6, and 25 participants for all other sessions, on a first-come, first-served basis. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150505
The National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall today issued a press release stating that this year, they have invited architectural historians Li Chien-lang and Hsu Ming-sung, along with several local cultural and historical workers, to serve as lecturers and tour guides. They will visit important historical sites in Taipei, Taoyuan, Changhua, Lukang, Matsu, and Pingtung, connecting architectural features of different eras and the context of social development through the works of architects such as Wang Da-hong, Wang Chiu-hua, and Sun Te-hung, allowing the public to understand the connection between cultural heritage preservation and contemporary life.
Among these, the Taipei sessions will focus on post-war urban development, starting from Beitou's military, medical, and眷村 (military dependents' villages) spaces, extending to the academic area of Academia Sinica. They will visit historical communities like the Beitou Military Police Station, Xinsheng Village, and the Armed Forces Hospital, and tour notable architectural works such as the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology at Academia Sinica, the Library of the Institute of European and American Studies, and Hu Shih's Cemetery, presenting the spatial practices of post-war Taiwan in national governance, public construction, and academic development.
This year, a new island hopping route has been added to Matsu's Nangan and Beigan, exploring community development and battlefield culture from a maritime perspective. The Nangan sessions will visit Jinbanjing Tianhou Temple, Jinsha and Niujiao communities, showcasing the fusion of Min-dong architecture and marine religious culture. The Beigan sessions will start from Baisha Port, connecting Banli Grand House, the War and Peace Memorial Park Theme Hall, and Qinbi Village, leading the public to understand the spatial memories and community preservation during the martial law era.
The National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall welcomes the public interested in architecture and historical culture to participate in the walking tour, to personally experience the profound connection between ethnic architectural spaces and social and cultural development. The first event will open for registration at 10:00 AM on May 12, with a limit of 20 participants for the Matsu sessions on September 5 and 6, and 25 participants for all other sessions, on a first-come, first-served basis. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150505