Originally established as a guesthouse and retreat by Taiwan Sugar Corporation in 1920. Crown Prince Hirohito visited the chateau on his 1923 tour of Taiwan (臺灣行啟). In 1949 it became the primary summer residence of Chiang Kai-shek until the completion of Zhongxing Guesthouse (中興賓館) in 1970. It was heavily damaged by arson in 2007 and restored by 2011. Also known as Grass Mountain First Residnece (草山第一賓館), Grass Mountain Old Residence (草山老官邸), and Houshan Official Residence (後山官邸). Not open to the public as of 2026.
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Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
- Minyang Fusion Architecture (閩洋折衷式樣建築)
- Chiang Kai-shek Guesthouses (蔣公行館)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.