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Jimei Returnees' Hall
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Jimei Links: Jimei University ????  XiamenJimei Univ.Tan Kah Kee  ??? Tan Kah Kee Biography ???? ???? Jimei Primary School Jimei Elementary School Jimei UniversityJimei Primary SchoolJimei Turtle Garden  for Tan Kah Kee  Aoyuan ??Jimei Turtle Garden (÷¡Ô°),Jimei Returnees Hall(Guilai Tang ???)Returnees Hall(¹éÀ´ÌÃ)Frequently Asked Questions about Xiamen andFujianDragon Boat Races(ÁúÖÛ)(Yanping Gulei ????) Yanping Old Fortress Delayed Peace JimeiYanping (Delayed Peace) Old Fortress(ÑÓƽ¹ÊÀÝ)Jixing Causeway(Jixing Haidi,????Jixing Causeway(¼¯ÐÓº£µÌ)Xiamen Bridge from the Jimei mainland to Xiamen IslandXiamen Bridge

Returnees Hall (Gu¨©l¨¢i T¨¢ng, ¹éÀ´Ìà ), Tan Kah Kee¡¯s former home, is near the J¨©m¨§i Middle School on Ji¨¡g¨¥ng Rd. The house is said to be typical South F¨²ji¨¤n construction, with white walls and a green tile roof, but it doesn¡¯t look F¨²ji¨¤n to me (others say it is Western-style).

Mr. Tan lived here from 1919 to 1922 as he established Xi¨¤m¨¦n University and expanded J¨©m¨§i School. Japanese bombers destroyed the house in 1938, but when Beijing offered to rebuilt it after Liberation, Tan insisted that the school buildings be repaired first. His home was rebuilt in 1955 and he lived here from 1958 until he moved to Beijing in 1960. A busy many right up until his death, he served as a Deputy to the Central Government, Chairman of the All-China Federation of Overseas Returnees, and member of the People¡¯s Congress Standing Committee (why do they never sit?).

In 1980, the home was restored to its original design, and in 1983 it was designated the ¡°Returnees Garden to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of J¨©m¨§i Primary School. (The inner structure of the house is said to be shaped like the Chinese character Hu¨ª, »Ø, meaning ¡°return¡±).
Memorabilia include rare photos, the battered suitcases, shoes and umbrella that Tan used for decades.

The ground floor is now a meeting place for the J¨©m¨§i School Committee; and the second floor has Mr. Tan¡¯s personal effects, as well as his drawing-room, workroom, bedroom, dining room and library. The Tan Kah Kee Exhibition Hall (Ch¨¦n Ji¨¡g¨¥ng Sh¨¥ngp¨ªng Ch¨¦nli¨¨gu¨£n ³Â¼Î¸ýÉúƽ³ÂÁйÝ) beside the residence has more exhibits about this amazing philanthropist.
The center of the garden has a 2.3 meter bronze state of Mr. Tan, hat and stick in hand.

The folding black screen in the hall has the memorial speech from August 15, 1961. When the famous poet Mr. Gu¨­ M¨°ru¨° (¹ùÄ­Èô) visited J¨©m¨§i in 1962, he wrote the hall¡¯s couplet:

¡°÷¡Ô°²©Îï´ó¹Û°ÙÎŲ»ÈçÒ»¼û,
ðؽ­¼¯ÃÀÖÐѧÍòÈ˹²ÑöǧÇï.¡±
¨¢oyu¨¢n B¨®w¨´ d¨¤gu¨¡n B¨£iw¨¦n b¨´r¨² y¨©ji¨£n,
L¨´ji¨¤ng J¨©m¨§i Zh¨­ngxu¨¦ W¨¤nr¨¦n G¨°ngy¨£ng Qi¨¡nqi¨±.

Rough translation:
Aoyuan Museum¡¯s view¡ªbetter to see once than to hear about 100 times; Lu River¡¯s Middle School¡ªrespected by 10,000 people for 1,000 years.¡±

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