太平輪遇難旅客紀念碑 - Zhongzheng District

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something commemorating a rich man who died

The inscription on the front of the monument can be seen from the wall. On January 27, 38, the New Year ’s Eve of the Lunar New Year, the Taiping Line departed from Huangpu Beach, Shanghai, to Keelung. The passengers on the ship were Taiwanese tourists who returned home for the New Year, there were businessmen who rushed to Dihua Street to collect the bills, and people from various provinces who evaded the war. , As well as military and public officials who moved to Taiwan with the government, all ships at sea did not turn on the navigation lights at night to avoid the curfew. In the dark waters of the Zhoushan Archipelago, the Taiping Wheel hit the Jianyuan Ship carrying more than 2,000 tons of coal mines and timber ... Australian warships rushed to the killed sea area. Finally, they were lucky to rescue more than 30 people. The two ships lost a total of 1,000 people. Dr. Li Changyu is one of the families of the victims. In 1951, the "Taipinglun Memorial to the Victims of the Victims" was erected at the harbor of Keelung. It was originally erected on the beach with the inscription facing the sea. Later, the beach was reclaimed by the sea and land was built. The monument was drawn into the walls of the military camp. Registration is required, and Chinese people are prohibited from entering. In 2017, the official plan was to remove the fence and complete the relocation of the military camp within two years. The site was planned as the "Taiping Memorial".

Witness the helplessness and cruelty of the war. The original monument is that it is not convenient for family members to worship in the camp area. After the government is taking it, it is also historically important to pull out a small park outside the camp area to allow family members to commemorate his relatives. One ring

A monument commemorating the Taiping Wheel incident is a large park with the French Cemetery.

This is the 100-year historical site restoration plan of the Keelung City Government. It is also in the Zhongzheng area. The restoration of many monuments will be completed at the end. The publicity of the visit will be a big gain. Also, the performance of the mayor of Keelung is far from the history of Keelung. The transformation of the whole Keelung is indeed a major contribution. From the Keelung National Gate to the construction and transformation of various districts, including landscape leisure, disaster prevention, road facilities, beautification and environmental protection, various municipalities are worth visiting.

An inconspicuous monument, with a list of victims engraved on the stone wall, hidden in a small park, hoping for more plans, otherwise it is easy to be overlooked

In the historical scene of Greater Keelung promoted by the Keelung City Government Part of it After dismantling the rear naval logistics command The Taiping Wheel monument is integrated with the French cemetery behind Make the originally gloomy and humid environment Transformed into a new environment At the same time, in front of Keelung Railway Station Circle in March 2021 The bronze statue of Jiang Zhongzheng was moved to Daxi The stele below is due to the inscription You Ren National savior and stele Move to the left of the Taiping Wheel Monument According to the research on the tablet: May be established during the Japanese Occupation Huashan Ziji Monument Weihuashan Ziji bronze statue is hard to find The only remaining stele And the body of the stele is probably added later So it’s a different material from the tablet