Taiwan Club

　　The “Taiwan Club,” historically known as the “All-Taiwan Club,” is located in Dongcheng District, Beijing, at Da-Tong, about 500 meters from Zhengyangmen at the southern end of Tiananmen Square. It was built around 1890.

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　　After Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan, he introduced the imperial examination system there. Starting from the 24th year of the Kangxi Emperor’s reign (1685), Taiwanese scholars began traveling to Beijing to take the metropolitan examinations. To facilitate their travel and foster connections, in 1893, Taiwanese scholar Shi Shijie initiated the establishment of the Taiwan Club, which moved to No. 114 Da-Tong in 1896. During the Republican era, the club was rented out to merchants. After 1949, it became residential housing. In 1993, the Taiwan Club was restored as a commemorative site. That same year, renovations were carried out, and on July 18, 1994, an unveiling ceremony was held, reopening the club as a gathering place for Taiwanese people in Beijing. A centennial celebration was held in 1996.

　　Due to its limited space, inconvenient transportation, and outdated facilities, the club could no longer meet the growing needs of cross-strait economic and cultural exchanges. With the comprehensive renovation of the Qianmen area, the refurbishment and expansion of the Taiwan Club officially began on June 24, 2009. The renovated club incorporated the neighboring Yunjian Club and Fude Chanlin as part of its new structure, increasing the total floor area from the original 400 square meters to over 3,800 square meters. On May 7, 2010, the grand reopening ceremony of the Taiwan Club and the signing ceremony for Taiwanese businesses entering the Chongwen Taiwan Business District were held. Central Political Bureau member and Beijing Party Secretary —, Honorary Chairman of China — and his wife Lian Fang, Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Chairperson of — Lin Wenying, as well as Wang Yi, Director of the Taiwan Work Office of the CPC Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, attended the ceremony and unveiled the plaque for the Taiwan Club. Liang Guoyang, President of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, Honorary Chairman of China —, as well as Guo Jinlong, Deputy Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC and Mayor of Beijing, delivered speeches.