Rotary Friendship Exchange - Rotary District 5960

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Since I am not much for statues etc, I did not take a lot of pictures but I did enjoy looking at the artwork. One of our members is very artistic and was in his glory in the museums we visited. That person took something like 2000 pictures compared to my approximately 500. The collection in the museum totals more than 700,000 bronzes, jades, paintings, and calligraphy works ranging from the Neolithic Age through the end of the Qing Dynasty. Chiang Kai-shek lived in Taiwan (Formosa) from 1949 to his death in 1975. Chiang brought with him a large quantity of Chinese treasures. They are stored inside a mountain and the museum shows some of the treasures. I believe I was told that Taiwan is willing to return the treasures if China will sign a document saying they will leave Taiwan alone. Apparently, nothing has happened so the stalemate continues. During the Second World War, the communist guerrilla forces were well led by Zhu De and Lin Biao. As soon as the Japanese surrendered, Communist forces began a war against the Nationalists. The communists gradually gained control of the country and on 1st October 1949, Mao Zedong announced the establishment of People's Republic of China. Chiang Kai-shek and the remnants of his armed forces moved to Formosa (Taiwan). Chiang Kai-shek died on April 5 th , 1975. We visited his residence and gardens. Being outdoors and the fact that I like flora and fauna, I took several pictures. I took some 10-second movie clips of a fiddle player that was playing for tips in the gardens. Page 8
We noticed a beautiful building on our way to Chiang Kai-shek’s home and gardens. We went there next to see what it was. It was the Grand Hotel of New Taipei. There was a huge courtyard and the hotel looked almost like a temple. These pictures show the building, the front entrance, the lobby and the view of the 101 building from the front entrance. Grand Hotel 2/4/12 Late afternoon found us watching a “Changing of the Guard”. I took several 10-second movies. In the evening, District 4390 Governor Andy hosted a formal dinner for our team. He and Fancy (RFE Exchange Team chairperson for their district) presented each of us with a certificate of welcome. The gentlemen also received a tie that was the district official tie. I was told wearing a tie was not required but I wish I did because I was one of the few that did not. We took group pictures before the meal. The meal was a formal extravaganza. So many great selections of food were put before us that I can not even begin to say what they were. I definitely had more than enough to eat. District Governor Andy 2/4/12 Page 9
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