The Taoyuan County Government will launch a series of events next Sunday highlighting the historic legacies of Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) and his son president Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) in Tzuhu (慈湖) to promote tourism.
The Cihhu Travel Festival 2009, which will feature carnivals, concerts and exhibitions, is being organized to mark the 50th anniversary of the completion of Chiang Kai-shek’s Tzuhu residence and the anniversary of Chiang Ching-kuo’s birth, Taoyuan County Commissioner Eric Chu (朱立倫) said on Friday.
An exhibition of photos and artifacts that opens on April 13 at Chiang Ching-kuo’s Touliao Mausoleum will focus on his contributions to the country’s modernization, Chu said.
Meanwhile, a park behind Chiang Kai-shek’s Tzuhu Mausoleum will reopen to the public on May 1, following the completion of construction to improve the transportation and parking facilities in the area, Chu said.
Up to 400 visitors can visit the park per day. Visitors must apply for a permit. Applications will be accepted online at http://travel-taoyuan.tycg.gov.tw starting on April 15, he said.
To entertain visitors at the festival, the military has started performing guard-changing ceremonies at the Tzuhu Mausoleum according to a fixed daily schedule, he said.
Chu said he believed the events would draw 3 million visitors, bringing NT$1 billion (US$29.6 million) in revenue.
Tzuhu is located in Dasi Township (大溪) and refers to a lake near Chiang Kai-shek’s mausoleum.
Originally called “Horn South Pond” because of its shape, the lake was renamed by Chiang Kai-shek in memory of his mother because the scenery in the area reminded him of his hometown of Sikou in China’s Zhejiang Province.
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