Jieshou Park (traditional Chinese: 介壽公園; simplified Chinese: 介寿公园; pinyin: Jièshòu Gōngyuán) is an urban type park in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.
| Jieshou Park | |
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| 介壽公園 | |
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| Type | park |
| Location | Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 25°02′21″N 121°30′52″E / 25.039231°N 121.514481°E |
| Opening | 1964 |
Features edit
The park features the statue of Lin Sen, the former President of the Republic of China[1]. And in the west side of the park, there is a Memorial to the Victims of the White Terror.[2][3]
History edit
The site of which Jieshou Park located was the former site of San-Jun basketball court (三軍球場) and sport venue of Taipei First Girls' High School.[4] The park urban planning release date is May the forth, 1956, designed number is no. 71, Zhongzheng. In 1964, the park finished and open to the public. Due to the location is just beside the Jieshou Road (now is Ketagalan Boulevard), so the park was named Jieshou park.[1][5] The name of the park Jieshou means celebrating Chiang Kai-shek birthday in Mandarin, which the officials want to please the president Chiang Kai-shek. When the park open to the public, the city official held a Chrysanthemum exhibition for one week.[6]
In 1968, the former President of Republic of China Lin Sen was 100 years birthday, the authorities decided to place Lin Sen statue in Jieshou park for celebration. They use the foundation of the Governor-General of Taiwan Kabayama Sukenori statue for displaying Lin Sen Statue.[7][8]
November 15, 1969, the Secretary-General of Presidential Office Zhang Qun, which is the Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for the 100th Birthday of Mr. Lin Sen, held the inauguration ceremony of the statue.[9]
In 1972, Taipei City Government decide to incorporated the former basketball court of Taipei First Girls High School into Jieshou Park.[4]
On March 27 2008, Taiwan Government set up a monument of Memorial to the Victims of the White Terror in northwest corner of Jieshou park.[3]
In 2020, Park Street Lighting Office, Public Work Department, Taipei City was renovate the park in Zhongzheng District, Wanhua District and Da-an District, which included Jieshou Park.[10]
Gallery edit
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Front View of Memorial to the Victims of the White Terror -
Memorial to the Victims of the White Terror -
Statue of Lin Sen in Jieshou Park -
Statue of Lin Sen in Jieshou Park -
Peace Shelter in Jieshou Park -
Chinese garden stone in Jieshou Park -
Jieshou Park and Taipei First Girls' High School in the distance -
Stone Lion statue in Jieshou Park
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Transportation edit
The park is accessible within walking distance South of NTU Hospital Station of Taipei Metro.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "介壽公園 - 公園走透透．臺北新花漾_公園情報" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "總統偕副總統為「白色恐怖政治受難者紀念碑竣工」揭碑獻花" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ a b "不義遺址網站-白色恐怖政治受難者紀念碑" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ a b "北市定下年度 興建公園六處" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 聯合報. 1972-09-30.
介壽公園擴建：將一女中籃球場改建為公園，面積為二千七百平方公尺。
- ^ "迎接十月慶典 北市整理市容！" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 聯合報. 1964-09-25.
介壽路公園路口的違章建築業已拆除，工務局現正趕工建設介壽公園，這批違建共九十四間，計一四一戶，將安置於南機場新社區，南機場國宅下月將可建築完成。
- ^ "恭祝 總統華誕 軍民展開熱烈活動 分設壽堂簽名致敬" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 聯合報. 1965-10-30.
由市府主辦的祝壽菊花展覽，定三十一日開始，在介壽公園展出一週，市府說：展出的菊花一共有三百多盆。
- ^ "林故主席銅像 建在介壽公園" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 聯合報. 1968-11-06.
台北市政府昨(五)日舉行工務建設督導會報，決定林故主席銅像建在介壽公園。
- ^ "林故主席銅像 設計案定下周討論" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 聯合報. 1969-02-22.
北市介壽公園興建國府林故主席銅像的設計案，將於下星期的工務督導會報提出討論。台北市政府將與有關單位在介壽公園興建一座林故主席的銅像，現已由工務局著手設計。
- ^ "林森先生銅像 今天揭幕典禮" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 聯合報. 1969-11-15.
前國民政府故主席林森先生銅像揭幕典禮，定今（十五）日上午十時，在台北市介壽公園舉行。
- ^ "109年度青年公園管理所所轄公園整建工程-中正區、萬華區及大安區公園整建工程" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2020-05-07. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
