Dome of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial

Dome of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial
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This is the interior of the dome. It's the symbol of the Kuomingtang Party, and apparently, the national symbol of Taiwan.

Lanterns set up for Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival

Lanterns set up for Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival
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A Lincoln-esque Chiang Kai-shek

A Lincoln-esque Chiang Kai-shek
Originally uploaded by bastchild.

In 1945, the leader of the Kuomingtang party that fled from China during the Communist revolution and set up the "Republic of China" in Taiwan, hoping to eventually take back mainland China from the Communists. For the next 42 years Taiwan was under martial law with limited freedom of speech or press.