Home to 152 unwanted Chiang Kai-shek statues, this sculpture safehouse is a hoot (surely unintentionally), with promenades of Chiang busts and clumps of Chiangs standing facing each other as if in conversation. There are storytime Chiangs reading books to shorter Chiangs, salesmen Chiangs bowed at the waist and hat removed, avuncular Chiangs always smiling, and martial Chiangs, sword in hand, ready to defend the nation.
On a more serious note the park also gives insight into the cult of personality that was developed (and still exists for hardcore KMT supporters) around Chiang. You'll learn for example how his statues were placed at the front of every school, and often in pre-existing popular shrines so worshippers would be forced to pay homage whether they wanted to or not.
The sculpture park is free but if you want to see more of the area apply ahead of time on the Taoyuan County website (http://backcihu.tycg.gov.tw) for the area called Back Cihu , Chiang's former command centre set around a pretty lake.
