One more good reason to go up to Yangmingshan

Taiwan News
Date: 2016-07-24
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Yangmingshan, a national park just outside of Taipei, is easily accessible, filled with mountains and perfect if you want to get out of the city and get some fresh mountain air. But many people might not realize there is one more good reason to go up there—to visit the residences of the late eminent writer Lin Yu-tang and late President Chiang Kai-shek.

Lin Yu-tang was born on October 10 in 1895 in Longxi (Zhangzhou) County, Fujien Province. Lin is the author of a number of notable collections including My Country and My People, The Importance of Living, Moment in Peking, Leaf in the Storm, The Vermilion Gate, The Wisdom of Laotse, and The Gay Genius: The Life and Times of Su Tungpo.

This house was the government’s gift and was designed by Lin himself. The villa with white walls and indigo roof represents a unique architecture of mixing the Chinese style of a quadrangle courtyard surrounded by four houses with Spanish architecture.

The furniture and setout are said to remain the same as before Lin died in 1976 to reflect his lifestyle.     [FULL  STORY]