This exquisite villa used to be the mansion of the president of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-Shek. But it is widely know as the Mei-Ling Palace, to memorize the wife of Chiang, Soong Mei-Ling. Admission is ¥30 (free for City Park Annual Pass holder). BTW, the bird-view of the villa in fall would be stunning; as the deciduous trees along the villa loop road turn yellow, while the evergreen trees remain green, it looks like a emerald-gold necklace. A tale says this was the proof of love between...
Read moreSmall but nice museum with a great environment. This Villa use to house a former president of China and his wife then turned into a guesthouse for the state.
During Autumn you’ll be able to clearly see a shape of a necklace with the Villa as the jewel and trees as the necklace. A very beautifully throughout design of both the Villa and environment.
This Villa was also one of the beginning designs and builds where Chinese architecture and Western architecture...
Read moreThat place construction and exterior were planned by Jiang Jie Shi (Song Mei Ling's husband) with a lot of thoughts and love, he gave this place to Song Mei Ling as token of love. To display his love to Song Mei Ling, if you viewed from top view of the building, you will see a gigantic pendant formed by 🍁 tree (seasonal) which tactically lined up and differentiated apart from normal tree plants (green); so Song Mei Ling can view and appreciate the love from...
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