TAIPEI — Grand Hotel Taipei has opened its secret underground passage to the public.

Lifestyle.INQ
Date: September 04, 2019
By: The China Post/Asia News Network

Starting this September, with a limit of a maximum of 45 participants for each time slot, six time slots with guided tours per day are available for visitors. The guided tour has been fully booked immediately after the news was released.

This landmark hotel was established more than 60 years ago by Soong Mei-ling (蔣宋美齡), also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石). Before it became a hotel, the building was used for hosting diplomats and envoys from other countries.

As an emergency precaution, two secret underground passages were built with one on the east and another on the west side of the building for fast evacuation. The eastern passage leads to 823 Artillery Battle Memorial Park (北安公園), and the western one leads to Jiantan Park (劍潭公園).

The Grand Hotel said that they’ve opened up the 85-meter passage on the west side for visitors. Besides the 74-step stairs, the underground tunnel was the world’s longest secret passage slide.
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