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Changhua Arts Museum and former Japanese colonial era public hall

Japanese Colonial Era 日治時代

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The Qing dynasty era ended when Taiwan was ceded to Japan 日本 with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki at the conclusion of the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895. The Japanese invaded Taiwan that same year, wiping out all resistance and ushering in half a century of colonial rule.

For the purposes of this project I have chosen the neutral phrase Japanese Colonial Era 日治時代 to describe this time period but Chinese nationalists might prefer to describe it as an "occupation". The Japanese heavily developed and modernized Taiwan but not without cost to the local populace, particularly as the war effort ramped up in the 1930s. Following their defeat in World War II the Japanese were expelled from Taiwan and a new set of masters moved in. Thus began the KMT authoritarian era.

Out front at the Ershui Assembly Hall

Ershui Assembly Hall 二水公會堂

Places / May 17, 2017
South Yuanlin Station 南員林站

South Yuanlin Station 南員林站

Places / March 4, 2017
Fenyuan Town Hall 芬園庄役場

Fenyuan Town Hall 芬園庄役場

Places / February 9, 2017
In front of the Taiwan Sun Cake Museum

Quan’an Hall 全安堂

Places / January 13, 2017
Wuri Stationmaster Residence

Wuri Stationmaster Residence 烏日車站舊站長宿舍

Places / January 3, 2017
Wuri Police Station 烏日警察官吏派出所

Wuri Police Station 烏日警察官吏派出所

Places / November 30, 2016
Giant god of grain 五榖神農大帝

A Short Ride Around Western Taoyuan

Travelogues / November 26, 2016
An abandoned fortification on the Dadu Plateau

Dadu Plateau Anti-Airborne Fortifications 大肚台地反空降堡

Places / November 1, 2016
Former Japanese Army Taichung Aerodrome Gun Tower 原日軍臺

Taichung Aerodrome Gun Tower 臺中飛行場機槍堡

Places / October 31, 2016
Jishan Gatehouse 積善樓

Jishan Gatehouse 積善樓

Places / October 23, 2016
Inside the courtyard at the famous Changhua Confucius Temple

Postcards From Changhua City 2 彰化市明信片二號

Travelogues / October 12, 2016
Mazu Temple in Pingtung City

Postcards From Pingtung City 屏東市明信片

Travelogues / June 21, 2016
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