How should nations worldwide portray controversial historical figures from their past? Chiang Kai-shek is Taiwan’s most polarizing historical figure, with an intense political discourse surrounding his legacy in Taiwanese history. Was he a nationalist hero and modernizer or a brutal authoritarian? In collaboration with Dr. Fu-Sheng Shih, a Professor of Sociology at Soochow University in Taipei, Taiwan, we developed an online tourist route that takes visitors to historically and culturally significant locations relating to Chiang Kai-shek around Taipei. Upon completing the route, tourists can come to their own conclusions about Chiang Kai-shek’s legacy and gain further insight into the portrayal and memory of complex historical figures worldwide.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Lau, Isaac
• DeBeaucourt, Justin
• Karkache, Samuel
• Wu, Sharon

Subject

• Learning
• Culture
• Innovation

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 107386
• E-project-050123-123603

Keyword

• Chiang Kai-shek
• Taiwan
• Tourism

Advisor

• Burrier, Grant A.
• Du, Wen-Hua
• Sphar, Jefferson Alex

Year

• 2023

Center

• Taipei, Taiwan Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Dr. Fu-sheng Shih
• Soochow University

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Date created

• 2023-05-01

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-050123-123603

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-06-15