Established in 1996 to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Battle of Huoshaozhuang (火燒庄戰役), the culmination of the Japanese invasion of Taiwan. On November 26, 1895, during the Yiwei War (乙未戰爭), around 200–300 Hakka militia of the Liudui (六堆) militias made their last stand here. Led by Qiu Fengyang (邱鳳揚), the militia fought valiantly but were overwhelmed; the Japanese burned the village, killing around 250 people. The memorial was initiated by descendants of the Hakka gentry and stands on the original battlefield site.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Hakka Culture in Taiwan (台灣客家文化)
- Yiwei War (乙未戰爭)
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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.