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| native_name = 中山堂
| former_names = Taipei City
| alternate_names = Chungshan Hall
| image = Taipei Taiwan Zhongshan-Hall-01.jpg
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'''Zhongshan Hall''' ({{zh|c=中山堂|p= Zhōngshān Táng}}) is a historical building which originally functioned as the
==History==
As a tribute to mark the ascension of the Japanese [[Emperor Hirohito|Emperor Showa]] in 1928, the Japanese government in Taiwan dismantled the [[Qing dynasty]] government office in Taipeh ([[Taipei]]) and began the plan to erect the {{nihongo|Taihoku City
The four-story steel structure of the building was designed to be fire-resistant and to withstand severe earthquakes and typhoons. The original building was faced in light green tile to make it less visible to aerial bombers. The windows are adorned with classical designs in a Spanish Islamic style.<ref>[http://www.taipeitravel.net/user/Article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=04001558 Architecture]</ref> With {{convert|44179|sqft|m2}} for the ground floor, the total area of the City
After Taiwan's [[Retrocession Day|handover]] to the [[Republic of China]] in 1945 after World War II, the Chief of Taiwan Provincial Administrative Office, [[Chen Yi (Kuomintang)|Chen Yi]] represented the Allies and accepted a formal surrender from the Japanese. The surrendering Japanese commander was Ando Rikichi, Japanese Governor of Taiwan. The former Taihoku City
Zhongshan Hall has always been one of the formal reception areas for welcoming foreign guests and diplomats. Former guests have included US President [[Richard Nixon]], Korean President [[Syngman Rhee]], President of South Vietnam [[Ngo Dinh Diem]], Philippine President [[Carlos P. Garcia]], Iranian King [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]], and others. Zhongshan Hall has also hosted memorial ceremonies such as the signing of the [[Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty]] and three formal inauguration ceremonies of the second, third, and fourth presidency and vice-presidency of the [[Republic of China]].<ref>[http://english.taipei.gov.tw/MP_100002.html Zhongshan Hall History]</ref>
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