Guards at Martyrs' Shrine are not allowed to move an inch while on duty

Guardsmen in Martyrs' Shrine — Guards at Martyrs' Shrine

National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine in Taipei is a place of worship for war-dead generals who died after the Xinhai Revolution. The phrase "after the Xinhai Revolution" has a whiff of the Kuomintang in it. It seems to me that they are claiming that the Qing Dynasty has been overthrown and that the true successor state to China is not the People's Republic of China, but the Republic of China.

Two guards stand at the entrance to the building. They remain in the same position, not moving a muscle. It is a common belief that guards do not move anywhere in the world. I think it's okay to have friendly guards, but to maintain dignity, it's probably better if they don't move, like the statues.

As I was watching the guards without moving either, someone who seemed to be a superior officer of the guards came over. I wondered what he was going to do, and he began to fix the disarray in the guard's clothes, which remained stationary. The guards, who are forbidden to move under any circumstances, are not allowed to fix even their disheveled clothes while they are on duty.

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