introduce
The National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is located in the center of Taipei and is the memorial hall of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. In the early days of the museum's opening, it mainly exhibited cultural relics related to Sun Yat-sen's historical sites. Today, it is mostly used for cultural performances or award ceremonies, and it is a large-scale performance venue.
Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall is divided into five areas, including Memorial Hall, Green Lake, Zhongshan Park, Zhongshan Forest of Steles and Zhongshan Park Square. The building is three stories high, and each floor has its own independent function. On the north side of the first floor is a large assembly hall, with a lecture hall, Zhongshan Lecture Hall, and Yixian Bookstore; on the second floor is the Zhongshan Gallery and Dr. Sun Yat-sen Library, which often invites well-known artists to exhibit here; on the third floor is the Yixian Gallery, Deming Art Gallery and Yixian Screening Room; Cuiheng Art Gallery, Zaizhixuan, Cuixi Art Gallery, Book and Newspaper Reading Room, and Audio-Visual Center on the first basement floor.
There is a bronze statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen on the south side of the first floor of the memorial hall. There is a guard on each side of the bronze statue, which is served by the honor guards of the army, sea and air forces in rotation. Every day at the changing of the guard ceremony on the hour, a non-commissioned officer will lead two changing guards, stepping forward with their legs raised, stepping into the hall from the left side of the hall, and marching to the front to salute the father of the nation. The guards on guard stepped down from their sentry posts and lined up with the guards who received them to complete a series of actions such as gun inspection. After saluting the statue of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the guards who received them walked to their sentry posts. The whole process took about 15 minutes, and the movements were uniform .
Outside the memorial hall is a green lake with weeping willows swaying in the wind; there is also a 120-meter-long health trail paved with Hualien's special dark green pebbles; Zhongshan Park is one of the parks loved by local residents.
Today's Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall has become a comprehensive place for citizens to relax and enjoy art and cultural performances. During holidays, you can often see young students rehearsing dances here, and many citizens will take advantage of the good weather to take a walk here, and many photographers will also take pictures here.
opening hours
09:00-18:00 throughout the year; New Year's Eve, the first day of the new year, and mechanical and electrical maintenance are closed days
must see tips
1. The shooting position of the Changing of the Guard Ceremony is directly in front of the bronze statue, where you can directly see the whole set of movements of the guards.
2. There are a lot of tourists who come here to watch the changing of the guard ceremony every day. It is recommended to arrive at the hall 15-20 minutes in advance to occupy a favorable position.
3. The square in front of the memorial hall is an ideal location to take photos with the memorial hall, and it is also a good location to take pictures of the opposite Taipei 101 building.
4. After the handover ceremony of the soldiers, a brief introduction of Mr. Sun Yat-sen's life and deeds will be played in the East Room of the National Father's Historical Records Exhibition on the first floor. The film is 6 minutes long. At 10:00 and 14:00, there will be a 28-minute video of Mr. Sun Yat-sen’s tour of related historical achievements in Taiwan.