Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery

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General Chiang Wei-kuo, the adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek, conceived and designed the cemetery.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} Prior to the construction of the cemetery, the land was used as a golf course. Planning for the cemetery started in April 1980, with construction starting on March 20, 1981; the cemetery opened on March 29, 1982.

A four-story columbarium named the Memorial Palace ({{zh|t=忠靈殿|labels=no}}) was opened on January 20, 2002 after two years of construction. It has a total capacity of 19,537 niches{{cite web |url=http://afrc.mnd.gov.tw/Cemetery/English/Palace.aspx |title=The Palace |author= |date=2016 |website=Republic of China Military Cemetery |accessdate=2 September 2016}} on the four named floors:{{cite web |url=http://afrc.mnd.gov.tw/Cemetery/view-1.aspx|script-title=zh:忠靈殿 |trans-title=Memorial Palace |author= |date=2016 |website=Armed Forces Reserve Command, Taiwan Ministry of National Defense |accessdate=2 September 2016 |language=zh}}

1. {{zh|t=吉地廳|p=Jí De Tīng|l=Auspicious Hall |labels=no}}
2. {{zh|t=乾黃廳|p=Gān Huáng Tīng|l=Dry Yellow Hall |labels=no}}
3. {{zh|t=九玄廳|p=Jiǔ Xuán tīng|l=Nine Mysteries Hall |labels=no}}
4. {{zh|t=浩天廳|p=Hào Tiān tīng|l=Good Heaven Hall |labels=no}}

Although the cemetery has nearly 226 hectares total area, the terrain and building codes restrict interment to only 78 ha of the land.{{cite web |url=http://afrc.mnd.gov.tw/Cemetery/view.aspx |script-title=zh:示範公墓 |trans-title=National Military Model Public Cemetery Profile |author= |date= |website=Armed Forces Reserve Command, Taiwan Ministry of National Defense |accessdate=2 September 2016 |language=zh}} {{as of|2004}}, the cemetery, which has 9,236 grave plots, is nearly full;{{cite news |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2004/07/09/2003178228 |title=Generalissimo to be buried in Taiwan |author1=Chang, Yun-ping |author2=Chuang, Jimmy |date=July 9, 2004 |newspaper=Taipei Times |accessdate=November 24, 2014 }} further deceased military officials will need to be cremated and their ashes stored in the columbarium.

In 2004, Chiang Fang-liang made a request to inter the bodies of Chiang Kai-shek and his son, Chiang Ching-kuo at Wuzhi. However, the plan did not receive universal support from the Chiang family, and despite the completion of their tombs at Wuzhi,{{cite news |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiwan-north/taipei/2008/11/13/183084/Hiking-up.htm |title=Hiking up to Plum Blossom Hill |author=Saunders, Richard |date=November 13, 2008 |newspaper=The China Post |location=Taipei |accessdate=November 24, 2014 }} Chiang Kai-shek and his son remain at Cihu and Touliao, respectively.{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ul89eeKHLGEC&pg=PA57 |title=Places of Memory in Modern China: History, Politics, and Identity |editor=Matten, Marc Andre |author=Matten, Marc Andre |chapter=The Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei: A Contested Place of Memory |date=December 9, 2011 |isbn=978-9004219014 |pages=56–57 |publisher=BRILL |accessdate=November 24, 2014 }}

Most are senior generals who served under KMT from mainland China or dignitaries

• Chiang Wei-kuo,{{cite news |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/12/10/2003391902 |title=Chiang seeks help on mausoleums |author=Wang, Flora |date=December 10, 2007 |newspaper=Taipei Times |accessdate=November 24, 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://afrc.mnd.gov.tw/Cemetery/general-3.aspx |script-title=zh:二級上將 |trans-title=Superior General Second Class (General)/Superior Admiral (Admiral) |date=2016 |website=Armed Forces Reserve Command, Taiwan Ministry of National Defense |accessdate=2 September 2016 |language=zh}} general and adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek
• Huang Baitao
• Gu Zhutong,{{cite web |url=http://afrc.mnd.gov.tw/Cemetery/minister.aspx |script-title=zh:部長‧副部長 |trans-title=Minister · Deputy Minister |date=2016 |website=Armed Forces Reserve Command, Taiwan Ministry of National Defense |accessdate=2 September 2016 |language=zh}} a senior general who followed Chiang from Shanghai
• He Yingqin, a senior KMT general who was chief staff and chief instructor from Whampoa Military Academy.
• Huang Chieh, general and former Taiwan Governor who brought servicemen from western Hunan Province.
• Liu Yuzhang,{{cite web |url=http://afrc.mnd.gov.tw/Cemetery/general-2.aspx |script-title=zh:一級上將 |trans-title=Superior General First Class (General of the Army)/General Admiral (Admiral of the fleet) |date=2016 |website=Armed Forces Reserve Command, Taiwan Ministry of National Defense |accessdate=2 September 2016 |language=zh}} general from Tsingtao
• Tang Enbo
• Sun Zhen
• Sun Lianzhong
• Cheng Wei-yuan
• Yen Chia-kan, former President of the Republic of China{{cite web |url=http://afrc.mnd.gov.tw/Cemetery/president.aspx |script-title=zh:總統 |trans-title=President |date=2016 |website=Armed Forces Reserve Command, Taiwan Ministry of National Defense |accessdate=2 September 2016 |language=zh}}
• Xue Yue, General from Kwangtung
• Wang Shuming
• Ding Delong,{{cite web |title=丁德隆 |url=https://www.anxiera.com/hist_celeb_show?id=12526 |language=zh|website=Anxiera}} General from Hunan
• Wang Sheng
• Louie Yim-qun
• Chuang Ming-yao
• Nelson Ku
• Chiang Chung-ling
• Chen Hsing-ling
• Hau Pei-tsun, former Premier of the Republic of China
• Lee Teng-hui, former President of the Republic of China
• Tang Yao-ming
• Liu Ho-chien

• Cihu Mausoleum
• Touliao Mausoleum
• Arlington National Cemetery
• Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery
• Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery
• Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery
• Seoul National Cemetery

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