Lai Ho Memorial Hall. The development of Taiwanese literature has long been suppressed. After the Nativist Literature Debate in the 1970s and the political/cultural localization in the 1980s, the wave of the Taiwanese literature movement gradually. The development of Taiwanese literature has long been suppressed. After the Nativist Literature Debate in the 1970s and the political/cultural localization in the 1980s, the wave of Taiwanese literary movements gradually broke through the constraints of the party-state. In 1994, to commemorate Lai He's 100th birthday, the private sector initiated the establishment of the Lai He Cultural and Educational Foundation. Lai He's descendants jointly donated funds for its establishment. Writer Chung Chao-cheng, scholars Lin Rui-ming, and Academician Lee Chen-yuan recommended board members. The academic community included Lin Rui-ming, Chen Wan-yi, Lu Hsing-chang, and Hu Wan-chuan; the literary and artistic community included Chung Chao-cheng, Lin Heng-tai, Li Nan-heng, and Sung Tse-lai; the medical community included Lee Chen-yuan, Chiang Tzu-te, Cheng Chiung-ming, and Chen Yung-hsing; and the political and business communities included Liu Feng-sung, Yao Chia-wen, Chen Wei-ming, and Shih Ping-huang. Lai He's descendants were represented by Chou Kuang-hsiung and Lai Yueh-yen, bringing together people from all walks of life. Lai He's eldest grandson, Lai Yueh-yen, served as the first chairman. In 1995, Lai He's eldest son, Lai Sang, and eldest grandson, Lai Yueh-yen, planned the Heye Building at the former site of Lai He's clinic and established the Lai He Memorial Museum. The museum houses a complete collection of Lai He's relics, books, calligraphy and paintings, manuscripts, and related documents. It also continuously collects and displays manuscripts and cultural artifacts of writers from the Changhua area, reconstructing the traditions and spirit of Changhua's cultural figures during the Japanese colonial period.
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