This area was originally a hot springs retreat for Japanese police officers. In the post-war era it was occupied by ROC troops and one of the main dormitories was repurposed for the ongoing house arrest of famous Chinese general Zhang Xueliang (or Chang Hsueh-liang), who was imprisoned here in Taoshan Village (桃山村) from 1946 until 1957. The house was destroyed in Typhoon Gloria in 1963. In 2008 it was rebuilt on the west side of the stream but additional funding provided for the reconstruction of the residence near its original location on the east side of the village in 2011.
Map
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
- Republican Chinese Diaspora in Taiwan (民國播遷)
Connections
- Wufeng Indigenous Museum (五峰鄉原住民族館)
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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.