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In the heart of Jiahe New Village 嘉禾新村

Taiwan Military Villages 台灣眷村

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Military dependents' villages 眷村 (中文) are a unique feature of the urban and rural landscapes of Taiwan. These villages were developed during the KMT authoritarian era in the 1940s and 1950s to provide provisional housing for KMT soldiers and their families retreating from China and elsewhere. The government has been evicting residents of these villages in recent decades but not everyone wants to leave. Nowadays many of these villages are entirely abandoned (apart from the occasional squatter or hold-out), in an advanced state of decay, or already demolished. For more information read my post about Jiahe New Village 嘉禾新村.

A Vanished Community

A Nameless Community in Xinyi District

Places / May 2, 2019
The General

Hsinchu Xinyi New Village 新竹信義新村

Places / October 14, 2017
Old homes in Fushui Village, Taipei

Fushui Village 富水里

Places / July 26, 2016
Mazu Temple in Pingtung City

Postcards From Pingtung City 屏東市明信片

Travelogues / June 21, 2016
A pink sanheyuan in Alian District

Southern Taiwan Ride 2015: Tainan to Pingtung City

Travelogues / June 18, 2016
In the heart of Jiahe New Village 嘉禾新村

Jiahe New Village 嘉禾新村

Places / June 15, 2016
Rows of homes inside Jiangling New Village

Jiangling New Village 江陵新村

Places / April 18, 2016
Immediately outside Fengyi Gate 鳳儀門

The Old Walled City of Zuoying 鳳山縣舊城

Places / May 4, 2015

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