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The Hu Shih Memorial Hall located on the Nankang campus was the residence where Dr. Hu Shih (1891-1962) lived from 1958 to 1962, during his tenure as the president of Academia Sinica. It consists of three parts: (1) Dr. Hu Shih’s residence; (2) the exhibition room, including Dr. Hu Shih’s works, photos, and etc; (3) Dr. Hu Shih’s graveyard near the Academia Sinica campus.
Dr. Hu Shih was a pioneer of the May-Fourth New Cultural Movement. In Taiwan, Dr. Hu worked not only to further the academic development of Academia Sinica’s research institutes, he also founded the National Council on Science Development, and worked tirelessly to advance scholarship and train first-rate scholars and scientists. In addition, he joined the struggle for freedom of speech, thereby demonstrating his long-term philosophical and personal commitment to championing the cause of liberty.
Following his death in 1962, Academia Sinica formed a “Hu Shih Memorial Hall Management Committee.” The Memorial Hall was formally established on December tenth of that year. On August 5, 1964, the Management Committee decided to allocate NT$200,000 from a fund donated by Mr. C.V. Starr, an American insurance company executive, to set up an exhibition room on the right side of the Hall; this was formally established on the third anniversary of Dr. Hu Shih’s death in 1965. Academia Sinica and the Taipei City Government also cooperated to construct the Hu Shih Park near the site of his graveyard —work that was completed in February 1974.
In January 1998, the Memorial Hall became formally affiliated with the Institute of Modern History. Since then, the exhibition room has been renovated and continues to hold interesting regular and topical exhibitions. The Memorial Hall reopened to the public on December 17, 2001 (the 110th anniversary of Dr. Hu Shih’s birth). The occasion was further marked by the publication of Selected Correspondence between Hu Shih and Lei Chen.
Dr. Hu Shih was a pioneer of the May-Fourth New Cultural Movement. In Taiwan, Dr. Hu worked not only to further the academic development of Academia Sinica’s research institutes, he also founded the National Council on Science Development, and worked tirelessly to advance scholarship and train first-rate scholars and scientists. In addition, he joined the struggle for freedom of speech, thereby demonstrating his long-term philosophical and personal commitment to championing the cause of liberty.
Following his death in 1962, Academia Sinica formed a “Hu Shih Memorial Hall Management Committee.” The Memorial Hall was formally established on December tenth of that year. On August 5, 1964, the Management Committee decided to allocate NT$200,000 from a fund donated by Mr. C.V. Starr, an American insurance company executive, to set up an exhibition room on the right side of the Hall; this was formally established on the third anniversary of Dr. Hu Shih’s death in 1965. Academia Sinica and the Taipei City Government also cooperated to construct the Hu Shih Park near the site of his graveyard —work that was completed in February 1974.
In January 1998, the Memorial Hall became formally affiliated with the Institute of Modern History. Since then, the exhibition room has been renovated and continues to hold interesting regular and topical exhibitions. The Memorial Hall reopened to the public on December 17, 2001 (the 110th anniversary of Dr. Hu Shih’s birth). The occasion was further marked by the publication of Selected Correspondence between Hu Shih and Lei Chen.