One day and two day travel packages to discover former
Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek's life are expected to be
launched soon in Taiwan for Chinese mainland travelers.
According to the Taiwan-based United Evening News, the
travel packages will include destinations like Shilin Residence in
Taipei, Grass Mountain Chateau, Shimen Reservoir, and Chiang
Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei and Taoyuan County.
Besides, travelers can also visit the former leader's old
air-raid shelters, living quarters and study, alongside viewing
family photos of Chiang Kai-shek and his wife Soong May-ling, as
well as old documents signed by the man himself.
According to new regulations issued last year, mainland visitors
will be able to take group tours to Taiwan organized by mainland
travel agencies designated by the government.
However, the exact date mainland tourists can start planning
trips to the island has yet to be settled. There are still some
technical problems, like financial exchanges, requiring further
negotiations between non-governmental tourism associations of the
two sides.
(CRI February 23, 2007)