A military dependents’ village established in 1961 in Banqiao, with residents relocated from Shuangyuan New Village (雙園新村) near Nanjichang in Taipei. The name, meaning “great courtyard”, was reportedly chosen by Chief of Staff Peng Mengji (彭孟緝) to evoke the feeling of a large family. The original village was rebuilt by the Ministry of National Defense between 1991 and 1995 into Dating New City (大庭新城), now the largest military village community in New Taipei City.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
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- Taiwan Military Villages (台灣眷村)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.