First Guesthouse

First Guesthouse
First Guesthouse
第一賓館
General information
Type	former guesthouse
Location	Magong, Penghu, Taiwan
Coordinates	23°34′07.5″N 119°33′51.2″E / 23.568750°N 119.564222°ECoordinates: 23°34′07.5″N 119°33′51.2″E / 23.568750°N 119.564222°E
Completed	February 1943
Website
	Official website (in Chinese)

Building interior

The First Guesthouse (traditional Chinese: 第一賓館; simplified Chinese: 第一宾馆; pinyin: Dì Yī Bīnguǎn) is a historical building and former guesthouse of President Chiang Kai-shek in Magong City, Penghu County, Taiwan.

History[]

The beam raising ceremony was held on 26 October 1942 and the building construction was completed in February 1943. On 17 May 1949, former ROC President Chiang Kai-shek flew to Penghu for the very first time and stayed at the guesthouse, hence it became one of his long-term guesthouses and was later renamed to the First Guesthouse. The building was declared a historic monument on 10 December 1998. In 2009, it underwent restoration for the main architecture and was reopened to the public on 18 May 2011.

Architecture[]

The interior wall of the building was constructed by coral rock. There are many plants, trees and pavements on the courtyard as well. Additionally, there is huge grass plaza for star observation during the night.^[1]^[2]