Taipei Muslim Cemetery

The cemetery was established in 1950 by Muslim soldiers and refugees, who had arrived in [[Taipei]] from mainland China after the fall of the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]] (ROC) to the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) during the [[Chinese Civil War]].{{Cite news |date=2026-01-16 |title=A Hillside Cemetery Telling Taipei’s Muslim Story |url=https://iha.news/a-hillside-cemetery-telling-taipeis-muslim-story |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=iHA News}} During the White Terror that started in 1947 and ended in 1992, victims of this period of political repression were interred in the lower parts of the cemetery, regardless of their religion.{{Cite news |last=Ziwu |first=Zhang |date=2016-02-24 |editor-last=Chen |editor-first=Harrison |title=The Graveyard At The Center Of Taiwan's White Terror Period |url=https://www.twreporter.org/a/white-terror-liuzhangli-english |access-date=2026-04-23 |work=The Reporter English Edition}}{{Cite news |last=Yuan |first=Shih |date=2016-02-27 |title=台北探險：在繁華信義區邊陲的舊墳墓山，挖掘逐漸消逝的歷史記憶 |trans-title=Taipei Adventure: Unearthing Fading Historical Memories on an Old Cemetery Hill on the Edge of the Bustling Xinyi District |url=https://www.thenewslens.com/article/36910 |access-date=2026-04-23 |work=The News Lens |language=zh}} Later in 1963, former ROC Minister of Defence, [[Bai Chongxi]], commissioned the establishment of a private family burial ground, Bái Róngyìntáng Mùyuán, within the cemetery for his deceased wife.{{Cite news |date=2012-12-13 |title=白榕蔭堂墓園(白崇禧將軍墓) |trans-title=Bai Rongyintang Cemetery (Tomb of Bai Chongxi) |url=https://nchdb.boch.gov.tw/assets/overview/monument/20121213000001 |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=National Cuftural Heritage Database Management System |language=zh}}{{Cite news |date=2013-01-01 |title=白榕蔭堂墓園 |trans-title=Bai Rongyintang Cemetery |url=https://tcmb.culture.tw/zh-tw/detail?indexCode=BOCH_CountryCulture_11&id=20121213000001 |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank |language=zh}} Bai himself was buried in this part of the cemetery upon his death in 1966.

The cemetery was established in 1950 by Muslim soldiers and refugees, who had arrived in [[Taipei]] from mainland China after the fall of the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]] (ROC) to the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) during the [[Chinese Civil War]].{{Cite news |date=2026-01-16 |title=A Hillside Cemetery Telling Taipei’s Muslim Story |url=https://iha.news/a-hillside-cemetery-telling-taipeis-muslim-story |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=iHA News}} During the White Terror that started in 1947 and ended in 1992, victims of this period of political repression were interred in the lower parts of the cemetery, regardless of their religion.{{Cite news |last=Ziwu |first=Zhang |date=2016-02-24 |editor-last=Chen |editor-first=Harrison |title=The Graveyard At The Center Of Taiwan's White Terror Period |url=https://www.twreporter.org/a/white-terror-liuzhangli-english |access-date=2026-04-23 |work=The Reporter English Edition}}{{Cite news |last=Yuan |first=Shih |date=2016-02-27 |title=台北探險：在繁華信義區邊陲的舊墳墓山，挖掘逐漸消逝的歷史記憶 |trans-title=Taipei Adventure: Unearthing Fading Historical Memories on an Old Cemetery Hill on the Edge of the Bustling Xinyi District |url=https://www.thenewslens.com/article/36910 |access-date=2026-04-23 |work=The News Lens |language=zh}} Later in 1963, former ROC Minister of Defence, [[Bai Chongxi]], commissioned the establishment of a private family burial ground, Bái Róngyìntáng Mùyuán, within the cemetery for his deceased wife.{{Cite news |date=2012-12-13 |title=白榕蔭堂墓園(白崇禧將軍墓) |trans-title=Bai Rongyintang Cemetery (Tomb of Bai Chongxi) |url=https://nchdb.boch.gov.tw/assets/overview/monument/20121213000001 |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=National Cuftural Heritage Database Management System |language=zh}}{{Cite news |date=2013-01-01 |title=白榕蔭堂墓園 |trans-title=Bai Rongyintang Cemetery |url=https://tcmb.culture.tw/zh-tw/detail?indexCode=BOCH_CountryCulture_11&id=20121213000001 |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank |language=zh}} Bai himself was buried in this part of the cemetery upon his death in 1966.

In 2003, a memorial to the victims of the White Terror was established in the cemetery. This memorial park was built around a section of graves which included that of [[Huang Rong-can]], a Chinese artist best known for his prints depicting the brutal persecutions under the [[Kuomintang]] (KMT).{{Cite news |last=Yen-chun |first=Chen |date=2014-08-18 |title=Terror era victims’ families decry neglected memorial |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/08/18/2003597685 |access-date=2026-04-23 |work=Taipei Times}}

In 2003, a memorial to the victims of the White Terror was established in the cemetery. This memorial park was built around a section of 206 graves which included that of [[Huang Rong-can]], a Chinese artist best known for his prints depicting the brutal persecutions under the [[Kuomintang]] (KMT).{{Cite news |last=Yen-chun |first=Chen |date=2014-08-18 |title=Terror era victims’ families decry neglected memorial |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/08/18/2003597685 |access-date=2026-04-23 |work=Taipei Times}}{{Cite news |last=Tu |first=Aaron |date=2015-06-03 |title=Councilors seek to preserve White Terror burial site |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/06/03/2003619823 |access-date=2026-04-23 |work=Taipei Times}}

In 2012, it was discovered that the Bái Róngyìntáng Mùyuán section of the cemetery was built without a paid license or permit, hence making it an illegal structure as Bai Chongxi did not obtain any authorisation from the KMT to establish the burial ground.{{Cite news |last=Pei-yi |first=Lin |date=2012-03-12 |title=回教公墓沒繳錢 連累白崇禧 |trans-title=Bai Chongxi was implicated for not paying fees to the Muslim cemetery |url=https://tw.yahoo.com/news/%E5%9B%9E%E6%95%99%E5%85%AC%E5%A2%93%E6%B2%92%E7%B9%B3%E9%8C%A2-%E9%80%A3%E7%B4%AF%E7%99%BD%E5%B4%87%E7%A6%A7-213000595.html |access-date=2026-04-23 |work=Yahoo! News |language=zh}} Regardless, the tomb of Bai Chongxi was officially declared as a heritage site of the Muslims in Taiwan, as well as a historical monument of the country.{{Cite news |last=H.S. |first=Pai |date=2013-03-08 |title=Tomb of Former General Declared Historical Site |url=https://english.land.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=E8A714D9C15F1A96&sms=DFFA119D1FD5602C&s=7DABDAC8C7C7E264 |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=Department of Land Administration, Taipei City Government}} Plans to develop the cemetery into a Muslim heritage park centred around the tomb of Bai Chongxi were also confirmed in March 2013 by politician [[Hau Lung-pin]], who was then running as the Mayor of Taipei.{{Cite news |last=Jhaolun |first=Ziang |date=2013 |title=白崇禧白榕蔭堂墓園 將成回教歷史園區 |url=https://n.yam.com/Article/20130307271650 |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=Yam News}}{{Cite news |date=2013-03-07 |title=白崇禧120歲冥誕 墓園列市定古蹟 |trans-title=Bai Chongxi's 120th birth anniversary; his cemetery designated a municipal historic site |url=https://news.pts.org.tw/article/234875 |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=PTV News Network |language=zh}}{{Cite news |last=Shaowen |first=Chiu |date=2013-03-08 |title=家族盼50年 白榕蔭堂墓園 打造回教園區 |trans-title=The family hopes to transform the Bai Rong Yin Tang Cemetery into an Islamic park after 50 years |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/local/paper/660027 |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=LTN Times |language=zh}}

In 2012, it was discovered that the Bái Róngyìntáng Mùyuán section of the cemetery was built without a paid license or permit, hence making it an illegal structure as Bai Chongxi did not obtain any authorisation from the KMT to establish the burial ground.{{Cite news |last=Pei-yi |first=Lin |date=2012-03-12 |title=回教公墓沒繳錢 連累白崇禧 |trans-title=Bai Chongxi was implicated for not paying fees to the Muslim cemetery |url=https://tw.yahoo.com/news/%E5%9B%9E%E6%95%99%E5%85%AC%E5%A2%93%E6%B2%92%E7%B9%B3%E9%8C%A2-%E9%80%A3%E7%B4%AF%E7%99%BD%E5%B4%87%E7%A6%A7-213000595.html |access-date=2026-04-23 |work=Yahoo! News |language=zh}} Regardless, the tomb of Bai Chongxi was officially declared as a heritage site of the Muslims in Taiwan, as well as a historical monument of the country.{{Cite news |last=H.S. |first=Pai |date=2013-03-08 |title=Tomb of Former General Declared Historical Site |url=https://english.land.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=E8A714D9C15F1A96&sms=DFFA119D1FD5602C&s=7DABDAC8C7C7E264 |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=Department of Land Administration, Taipei City Government}} Plans to develop the cemetery into a Muslim heritage park centred around the tomb of Bai Chongxi were also confirmed in March 2013 by politician [[Hau Lung-pin]], who was then running as the Mayor of Taipei.{{Cite news |last=Jhaolun |first=Ziang |date=2013 |title=白崇禧白榕蔭堂墓園 將成回教歷史園區 |url=https://n.yam.com/Article/20130307271650 |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=Yam News}}{{Cite news |date=2013-03-07 |title=白崇禧120歲冥誕 墓園列市定古蹟 |trans-title=Bai Chongxi's 120th birth anniversary; his cemetery designated a municipal historic site |url=https://news.pts.org.tw/article/234875 |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=PTV News Network |language=zh}}{{Cite news |last=Shaowen |first=Chiu |date=2013-03-08 |title=家族盼50年 白榕蔭堂墓園 打造回教園區 |trans-title=The family hopes to transform the Bai Rong Yin Tang Cemetery into an Islamic park after 50 years |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/local/paper/660027 |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=LTN Times |language=zh}}