—The Hotel has opened its doors to countless dignitaries and VIP guests. It is the epicenter of myriad rumors and stories as well as the cradle of timeless memories and nostalgia.

For more than half a century, Taipei City’s Grand Hotel has opened its doors to countless dignitaries and VIP guests. It is the epicenter of myriad rumors and stories as well as the cradle of timeless memories and nostalgia. Secrets kept closely within the hotel’s crimson-red walls include those of a U.S. soldier who killed his wife, a movie mogul who died in an airplane crash, negotiations held in the runup to U.S. derecognition, backroom meetings by the illicit opposition, star-studded banquets, the head-of- state entourages, and the President’s barber. Today, these stories and so much more are finally being opened to the light of day.