Before the guided tour ended, our guide brought us to Chiang kai-shek Memorial Hall, which was built in the late 1970s to memorialize the longtime leader of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek.
The magnificant structure, with a marble facade and a twin-eave roof of brillant blue tiles crowned by a golden spur, is 76 metres high. Inside, steps lead
up to a dais 3 stories high, on which sits a massive statue of the Generalissimo looking his benign best. On the ground level are exhibits related to the former personal effects.We were just in time to catch the guards changing duty. They were really uniform in their steps, even though their marching was kind of weird, unlike what we were used to in Singapore. But I guess it was still pretty awesome.
After the changing ceremony, I took time to enjoy the magnificent view at the top.
The expansive Chiang Kai-shek memorial hall plaza is flanked by the massive and ornate 
National Theater on the south and the National Concert Hall
on the north.To end our trip to Taipei, we went to K Mall to buy Gary Cao (曹格) latest cd and to
get his autograph. Haha.. it was kinda lame since we had to wait like around 1 - 2 hours before he came over to the store to sign and we had to take a queue number too. To make it worse, it was freezing cold with the wind blowing continuously until we had to seek shelter at a starbucks in K Mall for a cup of hot coffee and something to eat.But I guess it was for the fun of it since we seldom will go to queue for an autograph in Singapore o",
No comments:
Post a Comment