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The Taiwan Shinminpo News Special – Reopening Ceremony of the Taichung Railway Line in 1938
The Taiwan Shinminpo News Special – Reopening Ceremony of the Taichung Railway Line in 1938

Publication date: 1 Dec 2023
Author: Lee Yi-ling, Kawashima Naoko |Staff member of the Archives of Institute of Taiwan History

The Taiwan Shinminpo was the only newspaper published by Taiwanese during the Japanese colonial era, representing the voices of the Taiwanese people in contrast to the official stance of the Taiwan Nichinichi Shinpo. Its reports covered a wide range of topics, making it a rich source for diverse research subjects.

On July 14-15, 1938, Taiwan Shinminpo published a special issue for two consecutive days titled "Celebrating the Restoration of the Taichung Line," totaling four full pages. This commemorated the reopening of the Taichung railway line, which had been severed since the 1935 Hsinchu-Taichung earthquake. This earthquake caused numerous casualties and severed north-south transportation, significantly affecting local society and economy. Through archived newspapers, diaries, photos, old documents, and maps, this article revisits the scene of the 1935 earthquake, reviewing Taiwan's most severe natural disaster in history and the subsequent reconstruction efforts.

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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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