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The spokesman for Yüzhong District's Culture, Radio, Television, Press and Publication Bureau, told the Global Times that the idea of a "protective demolition," or demolition for safety purposes and a reconstruction according to original designs, was...
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The brick-and-tile compound built in 1935 was listed by Chongqing authorities in 2009 as a heritage site, but they recently said the buildings are in such a dilapidated state that they are beyond repair, and they will have to be rebuilt at the original...
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Lee Teng-ko, a Taiwanese resident impersonating the late Taiwanese President Chiang Kai-shek, waves as he takes part in an election campaign for the People First Party (PFP) Chairperson and presidential candidate James Soong in Taipei January 11, 2012. ... View Photo »
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The brick-and-tile compound built in 1935 was listed by Chongqing authorities in 2009 as a heritage site, but they recently said the buildings are in such a dilapidated state that they are beyond repair, and they will have to be rebuilt at the original...
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He's there to look after the body of a dead priest, but the morally shaky Miller quickly finds himself in the priest's place – drinking his wine, wearing his clothes, and having to protect a gaggle of convent schoolgirls after marauding Japanese...
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Kanak M Dixit as “people’s enemies”, a chilling reminder of the Chinese Red Guards who followed the same course before eliminating their opponents. CHECKS & BALANCES Mao Tse-tung could fool his contemporaries by his triple-speak because of Stalin’s...
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A supporter of People First Party's presidential candidate James Soong as Chiang Kai-shek look-a-like cheers during a presidential campaign rally in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on January 14, 2012. View Photo »
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This helps explain why, a century later, Mao would hail Hong as a "revolutionary" leader who, despite eccentric beliefs, had precociously progressive, proto-socialist ideals. By contrast, Mao's rival, Chiang Kai-shek, who insisted that the Communists...
About Chiang Kai-shek
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Chiang Kai-shek, GCB (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) served as Generalissimo of the national government of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 until his death in 1975. When Sun Yat-sen died in 1925, Kai-shek took control of the Kuomintang (KMT). To end the Warlord era and unify China, Chiang led nationalist troops in the Northern Expedition. Full Article
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A supporter of People First Party's presidential candidate James Soong as Chiang Kai-shek look-a-like cheers during a presidential campaign rally in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on January 14, 2012.
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People gather with their bicycles at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei December 31, 2011. Hundreds of thousands people participated in a bike ride around Taiwan on New Year's Eve as part of an attempt to achieve a Guinness World Record of the largest bicycle parade in the world.
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Haiti President Jean-Bertrand Aristide waves during an inspection of a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, 17 July 2002. Aristide is on a five-day state visit to the island.
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Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian (L) and visiting Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide wave to journalists after inspecting a guard of honour at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, 17 July 2002. Aristide is on a five-day visit to the island.
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A couple kisses beneath a Taiwan's national flag at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, October 14, 2011. Decades of dictatorship and repression followed by a gusty uptaking of democracy have engendered not only pride at Taiwan's generally smooth transition to rule by the...
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Nuns from Taiwan's leading Buddhist group Tzu Chi pray during a gathering on the square of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in downtown Taipei on May 8, 2011 in celebration of the Buddha's birth anniversary which falls on May 10 this year. Tzu Chi said it has 47 chapters worldwide with...
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Thousands of nuns and followers from Taiwan's leading Buddhist group Tzu Chi gather on the square of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in downtown Taipei on May 8, 2011 in celebration of the Buddha's birth anniversary which falls on May 10 this year. Tzu Chi said it has 47 chapters...
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Members from Taiwan's leading Buddhist group Tzu Chi hold lotus flowers while attending a prayer gathering on the square of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in downtown Taipei on May 8, 2011 in celebration of the Buddha's birth anniversary which falls on May 10 this year. Tzu Chi said...
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A visitor wears headgear that measures brain waves and then in turn moves digital marine life at the "2011 Technologies of the Future" exhibition at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. The exhibition presented by the National Science Council...
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A volunteer fits a visitor with headgear that measures brain waves that in turn move radio-controlled devices at the "2011 Technologies of the Future" exhibition at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. The exhibition presented by the National...
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An arrangement of Taiwanese flags flutter on the square of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall ahead of Taiwan's National Day in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. The National Day is known as Double-Ten, because it falls on October 10, the tenth day of the tenth month. It commemorates...
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A Taiwanese girl blows bubbles on the square of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall ahead of Taiwan's National Day in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. The National Day is known as Double-Ten, because it falls on October 10, the tenth day of the tenth month. It commemorates the...
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Taiwan's frogman soldiers practice during a national day rehearsal at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei October 5, 2011. Taiwan's national day will fall on October 10.
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A computer specialist describes the 3-D rendering of an Egyptian mummy on loan from Britain's Bolton Museum, at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial hall, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. The 3,000-year-old mummy from Thebes of Egypt's 19th Dynasty (1295-1186 B.C.), believed to be a son of the powerful...
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A specialist doctor from Taipei's Tri-Service General Hospital describe the 3-D rendering of an Egyptian mummy on loan from Britain's Bolton Museum, at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial hall, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. The 3,000-year-old mummy from Thebes of Egypt's 19th Dynasty (1295-1186 B.C.),...
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Dancers from the Royal Ballet perform Christopher Wheeldon's work "DGV" during a rehearsal at the National Chiang Kai-shek Theater Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, June 30, 2011. "DGV" will be performed from June 30 to July 3.
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A staff member of the Bolton Museum shows the mummy of an Egyptian prince, a son of King Ramesses II (1295-1186 B.C.), at a press event of the Quest for Immortality at the Chiang Kai-shek memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The Quest for Immortality show will run...
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A staff member of the Bolton Museum displays a relief from the Dharma Temple of Egyptian King Mentuhotep II (2055-1985 B.C.) at a press event of the Quest for Immortality at the Chiang Kai-shek memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The Quest for Immortality show will...
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A staff member talks about a golden mask for an Egyptian mummy (30 B.C. - A.D. 100) at a press event of the Quest for Immortality at the Chiang Kai-shek memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The Quest for Immortality show will run from June 12 till Sept. 23 at the...
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A golden mask for an Egyptian mummy (30 B.C. - A.D. 100) is shown at a press event of the Quest for Immortality at the Chiang Kai-shek memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The Quest for Immortality show will exhibit from June 12 till Sept. 23 at the memorial hall.
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Wang Dan, one of student leaders in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, takes part in a candlelight vigil for protesters crushed during the protests at the Liberty Square of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, June 4, 2011. June 4th marks the anniversary of...
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Demonstrators hold a candlelight vigil for protesters crushed during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing at the Liberty Square of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, June 4, 2011. June 4th marks the anniversary of the deadly 1989 crackdown on...
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Hundreds of red plastic chairs are arranged to form one of Chinese characters of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei's name to support him on the Liberty Square in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, June 4, 2011. Chinese police detained Ai on April...
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Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei's photo is placed on part of hundreds of red plastic chairs those were arranged to form Chinese characters of his name to support him on the Liberty Square in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, June 4, 2011. ...
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A supporter of People First Party's presidential candidate James Soong as Chiang Kai-shek look-a-like cheers during a presidential campaign rally in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on January 14, 2012.
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