Sun Yat-sen hall renovation begins By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei’s Xinyi District (信義) yesterday held a groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of a NT$1.6 billion (US$56.53 million) renovation project. The project, which is to include upgrades to the site’s building and landscape, would be the largest renovation the memorial has undergone since its completion in 1972, Minister of Culture Lee Yung-te (李永得) said. The main highlight of the project would be an attempt to recreate the essence of late architect Wang Da-hong’s (王大閎) original design, Lee said. Minister of Culture Lee Yung-te, front fourth right, and others hold spades during a groundbreaking ceremony for renovations at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei’s Xinyi District yesterday.