The Governor General Her Excellency Dame Susan Dougan is currently in the Republic of China Taiwan on an official state visit. The Governor General told NBC news that she was invited by Taiwan’s President Tsi-Ing Weng to be a part of the National Day celebrations on October 10th. The Governor General said that from her…
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In Chu Tien-jen’s (朱點人) short story Autumn Letter (秋信), protagonist Dou Wen (斗文) arrives in Taipei in October 1935 and is shocked to see that a colossal, modern concrete building had replaced the Qing Dynasty Provincial Administration Hall.
Only the building’s exterior was complete, but it was enough to serve as the main exhibition space for the extravagant Taiwan Exhibition, held to showcase Japanese colonial achievements in Taiwan to the world.
Then-Fujian provincial governor Chen Yi (陳儀) was among the international guests for the exhibition as the Republic of China’s (ROC) representative, marveling