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Apr. 12th, 2011 11:37 pmI wasn't sure about what to post, so I thought I'd start with some pictures from visiting Chiang Kai Shek in his very big house. Unlike Mao, CKS isn't actually resident in his memorial hall. There's a rather big statue instead, which you have to climb up 89 steps to pay your respects to (89 being the age he was when he copped it). There's the... National Theatre (I think it was, I don't remember) on the grounds as well - that's the red building in a couple of the pictures. There was, all in all, a very nice atmosphere here - a couple of people hawking toys (but not many), kids having the craic, and people paying their respects but also mostly just waiting to see the chaging of the guard (I got a video of that which I'll email at some point) and people practising amateur dramatics in the park area by the theatre.
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