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. The building is placed on the reverse of the 100

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bill. The building was used as the meeting venue of the

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and off limits to the general public until the National Assembly's suspension in 2005, and now serves as a location for hosting ceremonies by the President of the Republic of China for state visits and conferences.

History

In 1965, with a view to commemorate Sun Yat-sen's centennial birthday and to revive traditional Chinese culture, President Chiang Kai-shek appointed architect Ms. Xiu Zelan to design the Chungshan Hall. Thousands of military veterans finished this construction within 13 months. Chungshan Hall once served as an exclusive convention site for the defunct

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, and an eminent locale for the head of state to receive distinguished foreign guests or host state banquets. Interiors at the hall are preserved as they were during the period in which it witnessed important scenes of constitutional development and historical events in the Republic of China. The government has designated the Chungshan Hall as a historical monument.

Architecture

Chungshan Hall occupies a field of more than 130,000 square meters, and the building itself takes a dimension of over 18,000 square meters and 34 meters in height. Situated in the sulfurous area of

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, the structure is firmly founded on a ground base composed of mixtures of soft and hard soil, rocks and mud. The Chungshan Hall is a rarity of large-size edifice in the world that is erected directly at a sulfuric-gas spurting pit. The interior embellishments include over 400 hand crafted palace lanterns, mother-of-pearl inlaid furniture, ceiling, design of doors and windows, and color drawings of pillars.

Events

10th National Congress of the Kuomintang The 10th National Congress of the Kuomintang () was the tenth national congress of the Kuomintang, held between 29 March to 9 April, 1969 in Chung-Shan Building, Beitou District, Taipei, Nationalist China. Results KMT Director-General Chiang Kai ...

12th National Congress of the Kuomintang The 12th National Congress of the Kuomintang () was the twelfth national congress of the Kuomintang, held on 29 March – 4 April 1981 in Chung-Shan Building, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Results Important resolutions passed were the " Unify Ch ...

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{{commons category * https://web.archive.org/web/20100111060050/http://www.yatsen.gov.tw/chungsan/ * http://blog.xuite.net/rita5031/blog/28237632 1966 establishments in Taiwan Historic sites in Taiwan Tourist attractions in Taipei Buildings and structures in Taipei Government buildings completed in 1966

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