It's a 15-minute stroll from the arched gate on the main road to Chiang Kai-shek's mausoleum. Time your visit to catch the hourly changing of the guard. Cihu was supposedly chosen for Chiang's final resting place because the scenery here reminded him of his hometown in Zhejiang province.
Cihu Mausoleum
Northern Taiwan
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