page_title: Chiang Kai-shek statues
section_title: Wounds and Regeneration
hierarchical_section_title: Chiang Kai-shek statues / Statue removal / Wounds and Regeneration
caption_attribution_description: 中文（台灣）‎: 慈湖紀念雕塑公園。
context_page_description: Chiang Kai-shek statues are statues of the late Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek. They are found almost everywhere in Taiwan, from parks to schools to military bases, and are usually made of a bronze alloy, although it varies from location to location.
  Some statues have been removed starting in 1999, with greater publicity surrounding removals starting in 2007 under pro-Taiwan independence Democratic Progressive Party-led government initiatives, which in turn led to protests and opposition on the grounds of culture and history. Many Chiang statues have since been relocated to a central location and placed in a memorial garden. The relocation of Chiang statues has been suggested as a peaceful alternative fate for Confederate statuary. Since the movement to remove Chiang statues began, individual vigilantes have begun to vandalize the statues, typically coincident with the anniversary of the 228 Incident.
context_section_description: The March 12, 2007 removal of the seated bronze statue in Kaohsiung led to clashes between protestors who were against the removal, and police, who were sent to secure the site while city workers dismantled the statue. The statue was scheduled to be delivered to
  Cihu, Daxi Township in Taoyuan County (now Daxi District, Taoyuan City). Before the delivery, on March 15, 2007, the mayor of Daxi, Su Wen-sheng, left for Xikou, Zhejiang, in the People's Republic of China, to ask the mayor of Xikou if he would accept the statue. The deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of Zhejiang Province, Shao Jiangwei, stated the offer was being considered favorably. However, when the statue arrived at Daxi in 79 segmented pieces (originally and erroneously reported as more than 200 pieces), the plan to transfer the statue to Xikou was abandoned.
  Instead, the 8 m statue was partially reassembled at Cihu by a local artist, Guo Shao-zong, with some missing pieces and unveiled on March 15, 2008. The resulting deconstructionist sculpture, now entitled Wounds and Regeneration is one of the most popular statues in the park.
caption: Wounds and Regeneration at the Cihu Memorial Sculpture Park is the partially reconstructed seated bronze from Kaohsiung.
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