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Special Collections – Selects of Invasion of Taiwan in 1895
Special Collections – Selects of Invasion of Taiwan in 1895
Since 16th century, Taiwan has been an important stronghold in a process of competition between western and eastern empire. A develop of Taiwan history interacts with China and world history. In 1894, because of Joseon problems, Qing dynasty and Japan broke out a war, which put Taiwan into a tempestuous and changeful historical trend. When the time went into 1895, several battles happened in our country and familiar locations due to Japanese invasion of Taiwan. Until the Qing Dragon Flag flew away to the Island of Formosa be covered with the Sun flag, people of the Island of Formosa finally became new subjects, who went through double baptism with colonialism and modernization in 50 years.
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Report of Special Collection Exhibition: Archives of Sun Jiang-huai (孫江淮)
2008-12-05

The Special Collections Exhibition: Archives of Sun Jiang-huai (孫江淮) came to a successful close on November 2, 2008 at Institute of Taiwan History (ITH), Academia Sinica.

The exhibition opened on October 25, 2008 and ran for nine days. The opening day was also the Open House Day at the 80th Anniversary of Academia Sinica and it drew an influx of visitors to come. During the following days, large numbers of school groups took a visit and well interacted with exhibition guides, exchanging many ideas frequently.

The exhibition guide was explaining the collection to visitors.(2008.10.25)

Students perused the collections in Taiwan Archives Office, ITH.(2008.10.27)

During the exhibition, a speech entitled "The Establishment of the Rule of Law in Taiwan Society under Japanese Colonization and Archives of Sun Jiang-huai(孫江淮)" by Prof. Wang Tay-sheng (College of Law, National Taiwan University) was held at ITH. Many people participated in the speech and discussed ardently. It showed that both the academia and the general public paid much attention to private archives and respected their historical value.

The moderator, Prof. Hsu Hsueh-chi(left) and speaker, Prof. Wang Tay-sheng(right) in the speech (2008.10.29)

A scene of discussing time in the speech.(2008.10.29)

Eventually, this exhibition proceeded successfully at both Tainan (2008.10.12~2008.10.18) and Taipei venue. It also had been reported by mass media, such as Libertytimes(2008.10.29), United Daily News(2008.11.10) and Taiwan Journal(2008.11.13).

In response to public expectation, the Special Collections Exhibition: Archives of Sun Jiang-huai (孫江淮) at National Museum of Taiwan Literature is being planned. Detail information regarding it will be provided at this site.


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