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Taiwan in the Eyes of a Western Traveler--John Thomson’s Footprints in Formosa
Taiwan in the Eyes of a Western Traveler--John Thomson’s Footprints in Formosa

Publication date: 2013
Author: Li Pin-huei |Staff member of the Archives of Institute of Taiwan History

John Thomson（1837-1921）is regarded as a pioneering photographer in the 19th century. He traveled to Far East, documenting the portraits, landscapes and eastern cultures profoundly through his lens and these photographs have become precious historical records. Although John Thomson only stayed in Taiwan for a few days, the images and notes he left are valuable historical materials for the research into Taiwan in the 1870s.His story could be comparable to Shen Bao-zhen, one of the figures in 「Traveling in Time」Exhibition. They were the travelers who came to Taiwan in the same time period. Through their stories, we can learn how they interpret Formosa in the 19th century.
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"Taiwan Provincial Interim Assembly Records" Now Online
2009-07-13
A total of 322 files in the collection “Taiwan Provincial Interim Assembly Records” can be accessed through the “Taiwan Archival Information System” now.
 
Taiwan Provincial Interim Assembly was established on December 11th, 1951, and ended on June 23rd, 1959. During this period, it played an important role in carrying out government policies, such as implementing local self-government and land reform policies, protecting women’s rights, extending the length of compulsory education, maintaining democracy and rule of law, fighting for legislative immunities, and paying attention to aboriginal rights. This collection is composed of official documents, letters, notices, petitions etc. It is great resource for research on the development of democracy and politics in Taiwan during the Martial Law Period. 


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