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中華民國重要記事		重要堂史
年代	記事	年月日	事件紀要
2003	Madame Chaing Kai-shek passes away The first cross-strait chartered flight flies on Chinese New Year’s Outbreak of SARS	2003.10.01	Series of assisted learning activities for children launched
		2003.11.15- 2004.01.25	“Earth from Above” exhibition displays 150 photos by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
		2003.11.21- 2004.03.28	“Ancient Egyptian Art from the Musée du Louvre,” co-sponsored with Ming Sheng Bao newspaper, draws a total of 391,816 visitors
		2003.12.24	Memorial Office of the Late President Chiang Kai-shek is moved from storeroom to exhibition hall
		2003.12	Roof renovation completed
2004	On the eve before his reelection (winning 11th term of ROC presidency), Chen Shuibian shot	2004.11	Rainwater harvest system completed
2004		2004.12.03	Orientation instruction area opens
2005	Lien Chan and James Song make trips, one after the other, to mainland China National Assembly abolished	2005.02.22	The Japan-Taiwan Friendship Association of Chuo University in Japan gives hall first cherry trees; stone tablet erected to commemorate occasion
2005		2005.05	Completion of “Mathematics Path” designed to encourage parents and children to learn together
2006	Hsuehshan Tunnel formally opens	2006.04.25- 2008.09.23	Renovation of area on the western side of the hall
2006	Hsuehshan Tunnel formally opens	2006.12.03	Fern Educational Area, sponsored by Rotary International District 3480 and its international sister club, opens
2007	With “Measures Regarding Memorial Days and Festivals,” Executive Yuan ends national observance of CKS’ birthday and passing Fire damages Yang Ming Villa, CKS’ first residence in Taiwan Taiwan’s high-speed rail system opens	2007.03.02	Ministry of Education changes name of CKS Memorial to National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall
		2007.05.19	Inauguration of National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall
		2007.11.09	Council for Cultural Affairs designates the hall as a national historic site: “Taiwan Democracy Memorial Park”
		2007.12.06- 12.09	The inscription at the main gate changed from “Impartial and Righteous” to “Liberty Square.”
2008	Ma Ying-jeou and Vincent C. Siew elected to 12th terms of ROC presidency and vice presidency Chiang Pin-kung, head of the Straits Exchange Foundation, leads delegation to Beijing to resume talks with the mainland’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait The second Chen-Chiang summit, between Chiang Pin-kung and his mainland counterpart Chen Yun-lin, held at Taipei’s Grand Hotel	2008.01.01- 02.10	“Opening the Door to Democracy,” first exhibition ever held in Statue Hall, debuts with special ceremony
		2008.07.11- 11.04	“Woolly Mammoths” exhibition attracts a total of 548,547 visitors
		2008.08.21	Executive Yuan revokes earlier name change to “National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall” and restores authority over hall to CKS Memorial Management Office
2009	Taiwan attends the 62nd World Health Assembly with observer status; first time in 38 years that the ROC has participated at a meeting of a UN organization	2009.01.01- 03.29	“Pop Art Godfather－Andy Warhol, World Exhibition” attracts 177,329 visitors.
		2009.07.15- 10.11	Exhibition “Futurism” attracts 23,719 visitors.
		2009.07.17	The Council for Cultural Affairs changes scope of historic site to include the front archway entrance, Democracy Square, Democracy Boulevard and CKS Memorial Hall.
		2009.07.20	“Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall” plaque is rehung
		2009.11.30	Outsourced research projects — “Chiang Kai-shek Diary Research,” “Analysis of Domestic Chiang Kai-shek Documents,” and “Analysis of Foreign Chiang Kai-shek Documents” — are completed
		2009.12.12- 2010.04.05	Exhibition “Playing with Dinosaurs” attracts 454,905 visitors
		2010.02.12- 05.13	Exhibition “Da Vinci the Genius: 25 Secrets about the Mona Lisa” attracts 209,806 visitors
2010	The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement is signed at the fifth Chen-Chiang Summit The Ministry of Education declares 2010 the “Year of Lifelong Learning”	2010.06.02	Memorandum of Understanding signed with Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
		2010.07.09	Museum shop opens
		2010.07.10- 10.03	Special exhibition, “The Great Master of Fairy Tales,” attracts 101,607 visitors
		2010.10.30	Hall hosts first academic research forum on Chiang Kai-shek from 1949-1952, the period immediately after he decamped to Taiwan
		2011.01.10	An integrated marketing team is established
2011	Independent travel in Taiwan allowed for residents of mainland China	2011.02.26- 05.01	Special Exhibition on Barbizon Prints attracts 190,973 visitors
		2011.03.01	The hall’s sixth director, Tseng Kun-ti, retires, and Wu Tsu-sheng takes over
		2011.04	Hall’s corporate identity design work completed
		2011.06.12- 09.23	Exhibition “Quest for Immortality—The World of Ancient Egypt” attracts 600,653 visitors
		2011.06.18- 08.13	Recruiting of foreign language and eco-tour volunteers begins
		2011.07.09- 10.06	Special exhibition, “Tezuka Osamu’s World,” attracts 197,308 visitors
		2011.10.01- 10.31	Applications accepted for grants supporting masters’ theses and doctoral dissertations on Chiang Kai-shek
		2011.10.30	Press conference called to introduce Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Liquor and Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Six Sceneries Liquor
		2011.10.31- 12.31	Contemporary Legend Theater commissioned to put on a series of 18 works, “Repertory Theater: Festival of Classic Taiwanese Theater Pieces”
		2011.11.05- 12.04	“Greatness of Spirit-Li Chen Premiere Sculpture Exhibition in Taiwan” attracts 600,125 visitors
		2011.11.30	Chiang Kai-shek: When He First Moved to Taiwan published.
		2011.12.26- 12.27	Environmental Education Footpath completed
		2011.12.31	Outsourced projects — “President Chiang Kai-shek and the Development of the Republic of China: Taiwan in 1950s (I)” and “Interviews of Chiang Kai-shek’s Attendants” — completed
		2012.01.19- 05.06	Exhibition, “Watch Me Move: The Animation Show”
2012	The Executive Yuan and five ministries under it embark on reorganization on January 1 Ma Ying-jeou and Wu Den-yih elected to 13th terms of ROC presidency and vice presidency	2012.02.15- 04.29	Hall hosts painting competition, “Amazing Delights in Pastel, 2012 National Pastel”
		2012.03.31	Hall hosts holiday flower market
		2012.04.07	Hall hosts woodwind concert featuring National Symphony Orchestra’s woodwind section in Statue Hall
		2012.04.28	Memorandum of Understanding with Tzu Chi Foundation signed
		2012.05.01	“Lifelong Learning Programs” renamed “Life Aesthetics Classes”
		2012.05.20	With government reorganization, hall moves from Ministry of Education to Ministry of Culture
		2012.05.23	LOHAS Garden unveiled
		2012.05.25	Maintenance work on exterior walls begins
		2012.06.15- 09.23	Exhibition “The Dawn of the Dinosaurs” attracts 202,205 visitors.
		2012.06.16- 09.30	Exhibition “Salvador Dali, Mind of Genius” attracts 258,091 visitors.
		2012.06.23- 07.17	“The Days We Served Mr. Chiang Kai-shek: A special Exhibition of Oral History Interviews with the Attendants of Former President Chiang Kai-shek”
		2012.07-12	Brand image design project for 2012 outsourced
		2012.09	2011 Annual Report published
		2012.09.14- 12.15	“Legendary Operas (II),” 66 plays put on by Contemporary Legend Theater
		2012.09.19- 10.10	Special exhibition, “Immigrants Building America”
		2012.09-12	Online payments begin to be accepted for life aesthetics classes
		2012.10.01- 10.31	Grant applications for publication of Chiang Kai-shek research monographs begin to be accepted
		2012.10.09-2013.02.28	Plaque restoration project begins
		2012.10.10- 12.03	Special exhibition, “Culture & Change: Scholars in Modern China”
		2012.10.27	Evergreen Symphony Orchestra invited to play for first musical celebration of Chiang Kai-shek’s birthday
		2012.11.23-11.26	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Liquor wins a “Taiwan Best 100” award
		2012.12.20	Memorandum of Understanding with Academia Historica signed

※For events in 2013, please refer to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Annual Report.