TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – President Lai Ching-te’s (賴清德) family home in New Taipei City's Wanli District will be turned into a miners’ museum after it became a target of criticism during the presidential election campaign, reports said Tuesday (Aug. 27).

In 1959, Lai was born into a miners’ family in a mountainous region where coal mines operated until a string of accidents in the 1980s. During the campaign for the January elections, critics alleged that the house was an illegal structure.

In response to the attacks, Lai promised to hand over the building to a trust. On the 100th day of his time in government, the house officially became the “Wanli Miners’ Life Memorial Hall,” per Radio Taiwan International.

The first floor will show pictures of the life of mine workers and the dining room used by Lai’s mother. On the second floor, visitors can see where Lai lived and studied.

A local community group will manage the museum. Bookings opened on Tuesday, with four tours available each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from October.