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The Li Kwoh-ting's Residence () is a former house of
Li Kwoh-ting Li Kwoh-ting (; 28 January 1910 – 31 May 2001) was a Taiwanese economist and politician best known as the "Father of Taiwan's Economic Miracle" and referred to by the New York Times as the "Godfather of Technology" in Taiwan for his work in t ...
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Zhongzheng District Zhongzheng District (also Jhongjheng District) is a district in Taipei. It is home to most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China (Taiwan), including the Presidential Office, the Executive Yuan, the Control Yuan, the ...
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History

Li moved to the house in 1972 after he was appointed
Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
by President Chiang Kai-shek in 1969. He lived in the house until his death on 31 May 2001. In 2002, the house was listed as historical building by
Taipei City Government The Taipei City Government (TCG) is the municipal government of Taipei. History The Taihoku City Government was founded on 10 October 1920 in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese colonial rule. The original city hall was located at the site o ...
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Architecture

The house was designed with Japanese architectural style. The building consists of living room, dining room, bedroom and two study rooms.


Transportation

The house is accessible within walking distance southwest from
Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station Zhongxiao Xinsheng (, formerly transliterated as Chunghsiao Hsinsheng Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro. Station overview The station is a three-level, underground station with two island platfo ...
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Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondo ...
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See also

* List of tourist attractions in Taiwan


References


External links

* {{facebook, 李國鼎故居-148030612064398 Houses in Taiwan Tourist attractions in Taipei