Portrait of President Chiang Kai-shek
Amongst the titans of Modern China, President Chiang Kai-shek is the foremost giant. Amongst the titans of China Past and Future China, President Chiang Kai-shek is just as much a giant. He died on 5 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China,1975, fifty years to this day. During these five decades, the nation’s fortune has risen and fallen, world affairs have been deceitful and unpredictable, people have endured endless tribulations, and terrifying torrents have recurred many times over. Whenever we recall what President Chiang endured, overcame, said, and vowed, they continue to foster our courage and resolution, and guide our track to journey ahead.
For those who remain unwavering in their commitment to a free China — whether living on the mainland, by a distant seashore, or in a diaspora across the five continents — on the death anniversary of President Chiang, they can gaze at the images of his mausoleum, and offer their homages from afar, grieving the growing distance from his noble spirit, despairing the nescience of the mass, lamenting the unresolved state of the nation, and mourning the decay of the homeland.
The accomplishments of President Chiang reverberate and glow in Chinese history: The Northern Expedition that unified China, Suppressing Communist-Banditry that pacified China, Pre-war Modernization that developed China, War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression that saved China, National Constitution that reformed China, Mobilization for the Suppression of Communist Rebellion that secured Free China in Taiwan, relocation of the Central Government that preserved Free China in Taiwan, economic development that fortified Free China in Taiwan, and the Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement that will ultimately rejuvenate the whole of China one day.
Reflecting on the struggle between Chinese civilization and foreign invaders in the last one thousand years, both Sung and Ming dynasties fell to foreign occupations. The only exception occurred under President Chiang, who led the nation's military and civilians to victory against the Japanese invaders. Reflecting on the rule by tyrants in the last two thousand years, in ancient China, there was the Ch’in Emperor who burnt books and buried scholars alive. In modern China, there are the Chinese communists who emulate and amplify this devastation ten thousand fold, eradicating proper Chinese script, annihilating the Confucian values of propriety, justice, integrity, and shame. The moment the nation’s cultural lineage was on the verge of severance, it was President Chiang who rallied the people and launched the Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement. Searching through the annals of history, how many can rise as equal? We have not seen any ancient sage in our lifetime, but is not President Chiang a small step away?
The Chinese-Heritage Virtual Museum respectfully presents images of the mausoleum, along with images of newspapers and publications from the 64th year of the Republic of China, to reminisce that rainy and thunderous night of his passing, and the days when the entire nation mourned in sorrow. His coffin has been resting above ground by the lake for fifty years, awaiting burial after the recovery of mainland China. As we pay our homages to President Chiang, we reflect on his last words, we survey this despondent world, and we are left inundated by a barrage of emotions.
Front cover of Special Collection of News Reports and Photos on President Chiang Kai-shek’s Death
Inside page of Special Collection of News Reports and Photos on President Chiang Kai-shek’s Death.
On the recto is the front page of Central Daily News, dated Sunday 6 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Headlines are:
Country Mourns World Grieves,
President Chiang Passed Away Yesterday.
Chiang Ching-Kuo Was Asked About Work Repeatedly Yesterday.
He Died Of Heart Attack At Night.
His Will Urged Citizens To Complete Revolution.
Inside pages of Special Collection of News Reports and Photos on President Chiang Kai-sheik’s Death.
On the verso is the front page of China Daily News, dated Sunday 6 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Headlines are:
President Chiang Died Of Illness Yesterday,
A Heart Attack That Could Not Be Saved.
Country Shocked By News.On the recto is the front page of China Times, dated Sunday 6 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Headlines are:
A Great National Hero Fell,
Heaven Earth People Mourn.
President Chiang Died Last Night.
Government Will Convene Today
To Discuss Funeral Matters.
Inside pages of Special Collection of News Reports and Photos on President Chiang Kai-shek’s Death.
On the verso is the front page of Youth Warrior Daily, dated Sunday 6 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Headlines are:
President Chiang Passed Away Last Night,
World In Mourning Country In Tears.On the recto is the front page of Gwoyeu Ryhbaw, dated Sunday 6 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Headline is:
President Chiang Passed Away.
Inside pages of Special Collection of News Reports and Photos on President Chiang Kai-sheik’s Death.
On the verso is the front page of The Shin Sheng Pao, dated Sunday 6 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Headlines are:
President Chiang Passed Away Yesterday.
His Will Urged People To Unite In Candour,
Strive and Self Strengthen To Complete Revolutionary Mission.On the recto is the front page of United Daily News, dated Sunday 6 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Headlines are:
National Hero, Giant of An Era,
President Chiang Passed Away.
Country Mourns In Unison.
Front cover of The Will of President Chiang Kai-shek, printed by Central Daily News, dated 6 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975
Inside page of The Will of President Chiang Kai-shek
Front of postcard folder titled To Commemorate the First Death Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
One of a set of postcards titled To Commemorate the First Death Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
One of a set of postcards titled To Commemorate the First Death Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
One of a set of postcards titled To Commemorate the First Death Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
One of a set of postcards titled To Commemorate the First Death Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
One of a set of postcards titled To Commemorate the First Death Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
One of a set of postcards titled To Commemorate the First Death Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
One of a set of postcards titled To Commemorate the First Death Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
One of a set of postcards titled To Commemorate the First Death Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
One of a set of postcards titled To Commemorate the First Death Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Political Bulletin No. 120, issued on 6 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Title: We Approve The Words of The Chairman, We Fulfill The Will of The Chairman. Signatory: Central Committtee of the Chinese Nationalist Party
Our editorial team visited the Mausoleum of President Chiang Kai-shek to pay respects and took this photograph
Our editorial team visited the Mausoleum of President Chiang Kai-shek to pay respects and took this photograph
Our editorial team visited the Mausoleum of President Chiang Kai-shek to pay respects and took this photograph
Our editorial team visited the Mausoleum of President Chiang Kai-shek to pay respects and took this photograph
Our editorial team visited the Mausoleum of President Chiang Kai-shek to pay respects and took this photograph
Our editorial team visited the Mausoleum of President Chiang Kai-shek to pay respects and took this photograph
Our editorial team visited the Mausoleum of President Chiang Kai-shek to pay respects and took this photograph
Our editorial team visited the Mausoleum of President Chiang Kai-shek to pay respects and took this photograph
Monday 7 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of Central Daily News with headlines:
Yen Chia-kan Sworn In As President Yesterday.
Resolve To Implement Late President Chiang’s High-Minded Will,
Urge Soldiers and Civilians In The Whole Country
To Strive And Self-Strengthen.
Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Detail of front page of Central Daily News Monday 7 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Monday 7 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Fifth page of Central Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Monday 7 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of China Times with headlines:
Yen Chia-kan Sworn In As President Yesterday.
Pledge To Fulfill Appointment, Advance People’s Welfare,
Defend Country’s Security, Live Up To Public Trust.
T’ien Chiung-chin Supervised Ceremony.
Over Two Hundred Officials Attended.
Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Detail of front page of China Times Monday 7 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Monday 7 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Fifth page of China Times. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Wednesday 9 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of Central Daily News with headlines:
Coffin of Late President Chiang
To Transport To Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Today,
Public To Pay Respects From Tomorrow Onwards.
Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Detail of front page of Central Daily News Wednesday 9 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Wednesday 9 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Second page of Central Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Wednesday 9 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Third page of Central Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Wednesday 9 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of China Times with headlines:
Coffin of President Chiang Will Be Transported At Noon.
Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Will Open To Public From Tomorrow
For Tens Of Thousands To Pay Respects.
Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Detail of front page of China Times Wednesday 9 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Wednesday 9 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of United Daily News with headlines:
Coffin of President Chiang To Be Transported To Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Today,
Public Can Pay Respects From Tomorrow Onwards.
Detail of front page of United Daily News Wednesday 9 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975
Wednesday 9 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Second page of United Daily News
Wednesday 9 April in the 64th Year of the Republic of China 1975. Third page of United Daily News
Wednesday 9 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Fifth page of United Daily News
Friday 11 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of United Daily News with headlines:
Funeral Ceremony of President Chiang
Will Be Mournful and Glorious.
National Flag And Party Flag Will Cover Coffin,
Transport To Cihu On 16 To Lay In State Temporarily.
Detail of front page of United Daily News Friday 11 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975
Friday 11 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Second page of United Daily News
Friday 11 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Third page of United Daily News
Saturday 12 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of Central Daily News with headlines:
Virtues and Works To Inspire A Hundred Generation,
Spirit Will Live On In The Hearts Of The People.
President Yen Announcement Yesterday:
All Citizens To Implement Late President’s Will,
Respectfully Undertake And Diligently Execute Will Together.
Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Detail of front page of Central Daily News Saturday 12 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Saturday 12 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Second page of Central Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Saturday 12 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Ninth page of Central Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Saturday 12 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of Youth Warrior Daily with headlines:
President Yen Announcement: All Compatriots Here And Abroad
To Implement Late President Chiang’s Will.
Vow To Quell Communist Rebellion And Complete Revolution.
Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Detail of front page of Youth Warrior Daily Saturday 12 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Saturday 12 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Second page of Youth Warrior Daily. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Saturday 12 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Fourth page of Youth Warrior Daily. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Saturday 12 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of United Daily News with headlines:
President Yen Urged Compatriots Here And Abroad To Attentively Implement President Chiang’s Will,
Exert Full Loyalty And Ability To Quell Communist Rebellion.
Detail of front page of United Daily News Saturday 12 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975.
Saturday 12 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Second page of United Daily News.
Saturday 12 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Third page of United Daily News
Sunday 13 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of United Daily News with headlines:
Chinese Nationalist Party Proclaims To Compatriots in Mainland China,
Implementation of President Chiang’s Will Is Assured.
Summon All To Unite To Overthrow Communist Dictatorship
Detail of front page of United Daily News Sunday 13 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975
Sunday 13 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Second page of United Daily News
Sunday 13 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Third page of United Daily News
Monday 14 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of United Daily News with headlines:
Special Envoys From Around The World Arriving Successively To Attend the Lay In State Ceremony Of President Chiang.
Detail of front page of United Daily News Monday 14 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975
Monday 14 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Second page of United Daily News
Monday 14 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Third page of United Daily News
Monday 14 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of Economic Daily with headlines:
United States Vice President Nelson Rockefeller To Lead Nine Member Group Arriving.
By Special Plane Tomorrow To Pay Respects.
Eisaku Sato And Nobusuke Kishinev With Twenty Representatives And Councillors Arriving In Groups Today And Tomorrow To Pay Respects.
Detail of front page of Economic Daily Monday 14 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975
Monday 14 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Second page of Economic Daily
Tuesday 15 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of United Daily News with headlines:
Rise And Fall Of Country Are My Responsibility,
Life And Death Of Mine Are Not Issues To Consider.
Late President Chiang Was Committed To National Affairs,
Weighing On Him Daily From Beginning To End.
Chiang Ching-Kuo Disclosed President Chiang’s Last Written Words.
Detail of front page of United Daily News Tuesday 15 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975
Tuesday 15 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975 Second page of United Daily News
Tuesday 15 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975 Third page of United Daily News
Tuesday 15 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Fourth page of United Daily News
Tuesday 15 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Fourth page of United Daily News Special Supplement to Mourn the Death of President Chiang, with headlines:
Spirit Of Late President Chiang,
Will Be With Us Forever.
Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of China Times with headlines:
Funeral And Lay In State Ceremony For President Chiang Today.
President Yen Will Preside At Ceremony,
Placing National Flag And Party Flag Over Coffin.
Whole Country Should Stand In Silence For One Minute.
Detail of front page of China Times Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975
Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Second page of China Times
Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Third page of China Times
Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Fourth page of China Times
Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Twelfth page of China Times with headlines:
Respectfully We Mourn President Chiang.
The World Cannot Be Without You,
Grieve Our Broken Lopsided Country,
Tears Downpour To Overflow Rivers.
Utmost Virtue Is Hard To Resume,
Blend Grand Strategy With Military Might,
Swear Mainland China Will Be Recovered.
Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Thirteenth page of China Times
Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Seventeenth page of China Times
Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Eighteenth page of China Times
Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Nineteenth page of China Times
Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Eighteenth and Nineteenth page of China Times
Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Twentieth page of China Times
Wednesday 16 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of United Daily News Special Supplement to Mourn the Death of Late President Chiang, with headlines:
Giant Of Our Time, Saviour of Chinese, A Glorious Life in History.
Thursday 17 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of Central Daily News with headlines:
Glow Like Sun And Moon,
Noble Spirit Lives Forever.
Body of President Chiang To Lay In State At Cihu,
Grand Ceremony Tomorrow,
Whole Country In Mourning.
Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Detail of front page of Central Daily News Thursday 17 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Thursday 17 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Second page of Central Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Thursday 17 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Third page of Central Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Thursday 17 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of Central Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Thursday 17 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Front page of United Daily News with headlines:
His Illustrious Accomplishments Will Be Remembered Forever,
His Will Is Explicit For All To Bear.
Funeral of President Chiang Held Yesterday,
Countless Citizens Followed Procession of Coffin To Lay In State At Cihu
Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Detail of front page of United Daily News Thursday 17 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Thursday 17 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Second page of United Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Thursday 17 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Third page of United Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Thursday 17 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Fourth page of United Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Thursday 17 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Thirteenth page of United Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Thursday 17 April in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975. Sixteenth page of United Daily News. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Front cover of Compilation of Japanese Newspaper and Magazine Coverages on the Death of President Chiang Kai-shek
Inside pages of Compilation of Japanese Newspaper and Magazine Coverages on the Death of President Chiang Kai-shek
Inside pages of Compilation of Japanese Newspaper and Magazine Coverages on the Death of President Chiang Kai-shek
Inside pages of Compilation of Japanese Newspaper and Magazine Coverages on the Death of President Chiang Kai-shek
Inside pages of Compilation of Japanese Newspaper and Magazine Coverages on the Death of President Chiang Kai-shek
Inside pages of Compilation of Japanese Newspaper and Magazine Coverages on the Death of President Chiang Kai-shek
Inside pages of Compilation of Japanese Newspaper and Magazine Coverages on the Death of President Chiang Kai-shek
Inside pages of Compilation of Japanese Newspaper and Magazine Coverages on the Death of President Chiang Kai-shek
Back pages of Compilation of Japanese Newspaper and Magazine Coverages on the Death of President Chiang Kai-shek
Front cover of Eternal Spirit of the Leader: A Record of Mourning for President Chiang Kai-shek, edited by Central Daily News, published on 10 May 1975
Inside pages of Eternal Spirit of the Leader: A Record of Mourning for President Chiang Kai-shek, edited by Central Daily News
Inside pages of Eternal Spirit of the Leader: A Record of Mourning for President Chiang Kai-shek, edited by Central Daily News
Front cover of Special Edition to Commemorate the Death of President Chiang Kai-shek, edited by China News
Inside pages of Special Edition to Commemorate the Death of President Chiang Kai-shek, edited by China News
Inside pages of Special Edition to Commemorate the Death of President Chiang Kai-shek, edited by China News
Front cover of Programme of the Birth Anniversary Commemoration of President Chiang Kai-shek, dated 31 October in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975, printed by the Committee of Returning Overseas Chinese to Commemorate the Birth Anniversary of President Chiang
Inside pages of Programme of the Birth Anniversary Commemoration of President Chiang Kai-shek
Front cover of Eternal Admonition-the Will of President Chiang Kai-shek, published by Ming Hua Publisher. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Front of album cover titled Remembrance Song for President Chiang Kai-shek. A-side of vinyl record titled Remembrance Song for President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Back of album cover titled Remembrance Song for President Chiang Kai-shek. B-side of vinyl record titled Remembrance Song for President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Front page of Lyric of Remembrance Song for President Chiang Kai-shek
Inside pages of Lyric of Remembrance Song for President Chiang Kai-shek
Back page of Lyric of Remembrance Song for President Chiang Kai-shek
Front cover of Programme of the Commemoration Concert on the Hundredth Day of President Chiang Kai-shek’s Passing, performed in the evening of 13 July in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975
Inside pages of Programme of the Commemoration Concert on the Hundredth Day of President Chiang Kai-shek’s Passing, performed in the evening of 13 July in the 64th year of the Republic of China 1975
Front cover of Programme of the Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek, performed in the evening of 31 October in the 64th year of the Republic 1975
Front cover of Postage Today-Special Edition in Remembrance of President Chiang Kai-shek, Issue 208, published on 16 April 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Front cover of Victory Light-Special Edition in Remembrance of the Great Leader President Chiang Kai-shek, Issue 245, published in May 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Inside pages of Victory Light-Special Edition in Remembrance of the Great Leader President Chiang Kai-shek, Issue 245, published in May 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Front cover of Far Easterner Magazine Issue 17, published in May 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Inside pages of Far Easterner Magazine Issue 17, published in May 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Front cover of World Literature-To Remember President Chiang Kai-shek Forever, Volume 3 Issue 12, published on 1 May 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Front cover of Special Edition of Religious Speeches by President Chiang Kai-shek, published by the Christian Committee of the Republic of China to Commemorate the First Death Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Front cover of Television Weekly-To Mourn President Chiang and to Implement His Final Instructions, Issue 653, 14 to 20 April 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Front cover of Television Weekly-May the Leader Rest in Peace, Issue 654, 21 to 27 April 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Front cover of Chinese Television Service Weekly - Country Mourns World Grieves, Issue 182, 21 to 27 April 1975. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
Front of postcard folder titled Remembering the Leader Forever. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
A set of postcards titled Remembering the Leader Forever. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
A set of postcards titled Remembering the Leader Forever. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
A set of postcards titled Remembering the Leader Forever. Photograph courtesy Deputy Minister Ch’en Yung-feng
In early April in the 65th year of the Republic of China 1976, on the First Death Anniversary of President Chiang Kai-shek, Friends of China from Belgium travelled to Taipei to pay respects at The Mausoleum of President Chiang Kai-shek. They were given golden button pins to wear with the image of President Chiang in relief. These were made by the Belgian sculptor R. Cliquet. This piece was a gift from veteran diplomat Mr. Fu Wei-hsin to Soong Shu-kong.
Three months after the death of President Chiang Kai-shek, Chang Ku-nien, standing committee member of the Executive Committee of the Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement, painted this work titled The Eternal President Chiang Kai-shek as tribute.
