The primary POW memorial in northern Taiwan. Located on the former site of the notorious Kinkaseki POW Camp (金瓜石戰俘營), which operated from December 1942 to March 1945. 523 POWs were interned here, forced into copper mining, and only 89 survived. A memorial was erected on site in 2005 to honor the 60th anniversary of the end of the war.
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Heritage Map of Taiwan POW Camps (第二次世界大戰臺灣戰俘營地圖)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- World War 2 History in Taiwan (台灣第二次世界大戰歷史)
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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.