Visiting Yangming Shu Wu
On Boxing Day we drove up the mountain and paid a visit to Yangming Shu Wu (Yangming Library), former summer home of the late Chiang Kai-Shek and Madame Chiang.
Walking the long approach to the house
Front doors
Chiang himself wasn't there to play host, but his likeness was present in this life-size painting. Aparently he was a short kind of fellow
Nice airy rooms, carpets, fancy furniture, old-style Chinese round doors
The view from the upstairs balcony: looking south towards Taipei City. Shamao mountain is in the foreground
In the upstairs reading room, we nod to the good old country founder, Sun Yat-Sen
Out in the back garden
Mum takes a turn carrying Fiona on her shoulders
Time to get packed up and head home
Walking the long approach to the houseFront doorsChiang himself wasn't there to play host, but his likeness was present in this life-size painting. Aparently he was a short kind of fellowNice airy rooms, carpets, fancy furniture, old-style Chinese round doorsThe view from the upstairs balcony: looking south towards Taipei City. Shamao mountain is in the foregroundIn the upstairs reading room, we nod to the good old country founder, Sun Yat-SenOut in the back garden
Mum takes a turn carrying Fiona on her shoulders
Time to get packed up and head home
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