Hushih Park, Memorial park near Academia Sinica, Nangang District, Taiwan
Hushih Park is a memorial park in the Nangang district of Taipei, Taiwan, laid out over hilly ground with footpaths, open lawns, and tree-covered slopes. The site contains sports courts, a children's play area, and several tombs and monuments set within the greenery.
The park opened in 1973, more than a decade after Hu Shih died in 1962, as a memorial to one of the most influential Chinese thinkers of the 20th century. Over the years, the site became a burial ground for other notable figures as well.
The park is named after Hu Shih, a writer and diplomat who pushed for a simpler, spoken form of written Chinese. Visitors can walk past memorial stones and bronze sculptures placed throughout the grounds in his honor.
The park sits in Nangang and is easy to reach by bus, with several stops close to the entrance. The terrain is hilly in parts, so comfortable shoes are a good idea, though flat areas near the courts and play zones are accessible without difficulty.
Alongside the tomb of Hu Shih, the park also holds the grave of Dong Zuobin, a scholar known for deciphering ancient Chinese oracle bone script. These two burials bring together two very different branches of Chinese intellectual life in one spot.
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