Seven Seas Residence ( ; "Republic of China Navy Command Headquarters"), also called Chihai, located in
Taipei
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,
Taiwan
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on Beian Street within the grounds of the
ROC naval headquarters, was the
official residence
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of
Republic of China
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President
Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang Ching-kuo (27 April 1910 – 13 January 1988) was a politician of the Republic of China after its retreat to Taiwan. The eldest and only biological son of former president Chiang Kai-shek, he held numerous posts in the government ...
.
Name
The Residence is called Seven Seas because of the guardhouse code-named Seven Seas to recognize the contributions of the
United States Seventh Fleet
The Seventh Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy. It is headquartered at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the United States Pacific Fleet. At present, it is the largest of th ...
in protecting Taiwan during the
First Taiwan Strait Crisis
The First Taiwan Strait Crisis (also the Formosa Crisis, the 1954–1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis, the Offshore Islands Crisis, the Quemoy-Matsu Crisis, and the 1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis) was a brief armed conflict between the Communist People's ...
(1954-1955).
History
It acted as a naval reception center in the 1950s.
Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang Ching-kuo (27 April 1910 – 13 January 1988) was a politician of the Republic of China after its retreat to Taiwan. The eldest and only biological son of former president Chiang Kai-shek, he held numerous posts in the government ...
originally lived in a Japanese style home on
Chang'an East Road
Chang'an (; ) is the traditional name of Xi'an. The site had been settled since Neolithic times, during which the Yangshao culture was established in Banpo, in the city's suburbs. Furthermore, in the northern vicinity of modern Xi'an, Qin Shi ...
, but moved to the Seven Seas Residence in 1968.
Chiang Family Album
/ref> Ⅰn 2022, the grounds were transformed into the Ching-kuo Chi-hai Cultural Park, including the Chiang Ching-kuo Presidential Library.
See also
*Shilin Official Residence
The Shilin Official Residence () is the former residence of late Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek located on Zhongshan North Road in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan.
History
During the Japanese Colonial era on Taiwan, it was the l ...
*Official Residence of the President (Republic of China)
The official residence of the president () is provided by the government of the Republic of China for the President, while in office, along with his or her family.
The current official residence is at the intersection of Chongqing South Road Se ...
References
Buildings and structures in Taipei
Presidential residences in Taiwan
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