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The Zhongshan Hall in Taipei, formerly known as the "Taipei Public Hall," was built in 1936 and designed by Ichiro Ito, the chief of the Bureau of Construction of the Japanese Governor-General's Office. The overall design is grand and elegant, representing one of the rare large-scale public buildings in Taiwan at that time. In 1945, after the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan and the retrocession of Taiwan, it was renamed "Zhongshan Hall." In 1949, when the government moved to Taiwan, Zhongshan Hall was used as the venue for the National Assembly and the legislative council. In 1969, it was transferred to the Taipei City Government and belonged to the Bureau of Civil Affairs. In 1992, it was designated as a national second-class heritage site by the Ministry of the Interior; in 1995, after the revision of the Cultural Heritage Protection Act, it was classified as a city-designated heritage site under the jurisdiction of the Taipei City Government. Since 1999, Zhongshan Hall has been under the jurisdiction of the Cultural Bureau. The main hall and the Kung Hsiung Hall have become one of the important centers for performing arts in the city. Every year, the Taipei Traditional Arts Festival, the Children's Arts Festival, and the Taipei Film Festival are held here. In 2011, the interior space of Zhongshan Hall was renovated, adding exhibition rooms, the Taipei Academy, and cultural salons, and it was fully open for visits, becoming a multi-functional venue in Taipei that combines education, arts, and recreation. In 2019, it was elevated to a national heritage site by the Ministry of Culture.