FEATURE: Legislative Yuan more than its main chamberBy Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterMost people associate the Legislative Yuan with its debating chamber — a room synonymous with political power, interparty strife and Taiwanese democracy. The Legislative Yuan compound is pictured in Taipei on April 30, 2010. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei TimesOne of the lesser-known parts of the Legislative Yuan is a bustling, makeshift market just a few steps from the debating chamber. The Legislative Yuan has seen it all in the past 60 years since it moved to its current location in the capital’s Zhongzheng District (中正). During that time, much attention has been paid to its main chamber, a place presented to the outside world in all its theatricality.

Source: Taipei Times February 14, 2021 15:56 UTC