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With its long corridors, courtyards, and greenhouses, this Nanchang Road mansion now exudes an air of grandeur and tranquility, elegant without being ostentatious. People gather here to enjoy afternoon tea, art exhibitions, a meal, or a wedding or banquet.

During the Japanese colonial era, this was the official residence for high-ranking colonial officials and was sometimes used to host foreign guests. Today, this sophisticated building is open to the public to explore.

However, the transition from an exclusive residence for colonizers only to a public possession to be enjoyed by all has not been as straightforward as it may seem. After the Second World War, the mansion first became the residence of the Chief of the General Staff of the Army, with the first general to reside here being legendary General Sun Li-jen.

Often hailed as the “Rommel of the East”, Sun Li-jen was one of the few early R.O.C. generals to study in the United States. His remarkable military feats in the Second World War even led to his being decorated by the United Kingdom and the United States. As early as 1947, Sun Li-jen moved to Kaohsiung for military training and held positions such as Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Commander-in-Chief of Taiwan’s defense. However, he was eventually stripped of his military authority by the president and falsely accused 

of “harboring Communists”, leading to his 33-year house arrest in Taichung. Consequently, the mansion in Taipei was converted into an Army Officers’ Club, only opening to the public after democratization in the 1990s.