Chronicle of Taiwan's Liberation

Author: Second Historical Archives of China
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Publishing Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book is themed around the 60th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japan. It presents a historical panorama of the liberation of Taiwan with over 400 precious archival photographs and more than 50,000 words, showcasing Taiwan's liberation for the first time. The book is divided into three parts: "The Cession," "The Struggle," and "The Liberation." "The Cession" recounts the history of Taiwan being ceded to Japan by the corrupt and incompetent Qing government. "The Struggle" documents the resistance from the government and people of Taiwan against the cession of Taiwan, as well as the heroic fight of the Taiwanese people against Japanese invaders. "The Liberation" details the history of Taiwan's liberation and its return to the motherland.
This book, themed around the 60th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japan, introduces the history of Taiwan's liberation through a combination of text and images. The book is divided into three parts— "The Cession," "The Struggle," and "The Liberation"—with a total of 17 chapters. "The Cession" recounts the history of Taiwan being ceded to Japan by the corrupt and incompetent Qing government. "The Struggle" documents the resistance from the government and people of Taiwan against the cession of Taiwan, as well as the heroic fight of the Taiwanese people against Japanese invaders. "The Liberation" details the history of Taiwan's liberation and its return to the motherland.
The book contains approximately 50,000 words, organized chronologically with events and figures as the threads. It includes about 400 images that closely correspond to the content described in the text. At the beginning and end of the book, there are two poems: "Nostalgia" by Yu Guangzhong and "Gazing at My Homeland" by Yu Youren.