According to the survey by the Party Property Council, in Yixian Park near Taipei Main Station, there is a high-end restaurant "Umeyashiki" Japanese-style building in the Japanese era. Sun Wen used to eat here. Earn 650 million yuan.

The picture shows Umeyashiki Japanese-style buildings.

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[Reporter Chen Yufu/Taipei Report] In order to uncover the secret history and relics of the party property that can be seen everywhere or have disappeared in life, the Party Property Council of the Executive Yuan recently published the book "Party Property Detective Tour Group", which travels through time and space through historical materials and stories, and explores ancient and modern times.

According to the investigation by the Party Property Council, Wu Ziyu, a wealthy businessman in Taichung, once had a relationship with the "Ume House" Japanese-style building that became the property of the Kuomintang party. His patriotism has become a cash machine for the party and the country. Out of the sky theater.

According to the research of the Party Industry Association, the "Tianwaitian" theater was the most gorgeous European-style theater in Taichung during the Japanese colonial period. The building was funded and built by Wu Ziyu, a Taichung gentry.

What is less well-known is that Wu Ziyu has always had a special identification with China. In 1910, he interacted with Sun Wen in Shanghai. Sun Wen came to Taiwan to stay in the "Ume House" hotel, which was also taken over by the Kuomintang after the war as a party property. .

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After the war, Wu Ziyu, through the arrangement of Qiu Niantai, assumed the responsibility of renting and repairing the plum house.

However, due to the soaring prices at that time, Wu Ziyu's financial situation was not as good as before. In order to repair the huge sum of money in Umeyashiki, he had to sell the Tianwaitian Theater and spent 2 million yuan to pay the expenses.

In May 1946, Wu Ziyu signed a contract with Gao Baishi, the representative of the Taiwan Provincial Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang. The contract stated that the original "Ume House" building was divided into two parts, one part was the Sun Yat-Sen Historic Site Memorial Hall and the Kuomintang members' entertainment room, and the other part was the "New Life Hotel". "; as the "landlord", the contract of the Kuomintang clearly stipulates in the contract that the repairs will be borne by the lessee, and the monthly rent is 10,000 yuan, with a lease term of 5 years.

Lin Congxian, deputy chairman of the Party Industry Association, said in an interview with this newspaper that the story of Wu Ziyu exchanging the Tianwaitian Theater for Meiwushi is less known. When the Party Industry Association used to hold events in Taichung, it would also mention the Tianwaitian Theater Duan Yuanyuan deepened the connection between the local area and the party property.

Lin Congxian pointed out that the public's perception of improper party property cases is probably that the political party and its affiliated organizations have improperly obtained property. There are some official files, punishment documents and more difficult legal terms in it.

Lin Tsung-hsien mentioned that in order to bring the people closer to history, he hoped that by telling stories, the Party property could be placed in a larger historical context and review what happened in Taiwan.

For example, the academic team of the Institute of Taiwan Literature of Tsinghua University has been entrusted to do the "translation" work, and "Party Property Detective Tour Group" has been published in familiar language and images.

He revealed that in fact, there are subtle relationships behind the change of property and the disappearance of houses. The Party Industry Association will publish a novel this year, hoping to review the past history through the description of the characters. This novel focuses on people, and will not just talk about the party. Currently, the novel is almost finished and is expected to be published in June this year.

The Party Property Council found out that after World War II, the Japanese brought back the Umeyashiki to the Kuomintang government. The Kuomintang later asked the government to give the Umeyashiki land to the Kuomintang free of charge on the grounds of "commemorating the father of the country" , and then leased the building to Wu Ziyu, a wealthy businessman in Taichung, to operate the "New Life Hotel".

The picture shows the layout of the Umeyashiki building.

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Lin Congxian, deputy chairman of the Party Industry Association, pointed out that the Party Industry Association has entrusted the academic team of the Taiwan Literature Institute of Tsinghua University to do the "translation" work, and published the book "Party Industry Detective Tour Group" with familiar language and images.

(Photo by reporter Chen Yufu)