Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park Explained

Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park
Native Name:白色恐怖景美紀念園區
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Former Names:Jingmei Military Detention Center
Jing-Mei Human Rights Memorial and Cultural Park
Building Type:Museum
Location:Xindian, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Coordinates:24.9883°N 121.5322°W
Opened Date:2007
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The Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park is a museum in Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

History

The building used to serve as a military school from 1957 to 1967. It later housed military courts and a detention center called the Jingmei Military Detention Center for political dissidents during the White Terror period. Former prisoners in the detention center include Annette Lu, Chen Chu and Shih Ming-teh. In 1991, the center was closed.[1]

In 2007, the center was turned into a human rights memorial and museum featuring Taiwan's democracy movement at the suggestion of Vice President Annette Lu. In early April 2009, the Council for Cultural Affairs changed the name of the site to Jing-Mei Human Rights Memorial and Cultural Park.[2]

In 2018, the ownership has moved to the National Human Rights Museum established in the same year, who changed the name of the site to its current name Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park.[3]

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance north west from Dapinglin Station of Taipei Metro.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taiwanease • National Human Rights Museum (Preparatory Office) • Jingmei Human Rights Memorial Park 景美人權文化園區. Taiwanease. 2014-09-14. 2014-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914115725/https://taiwanease.com/listing/4964/National_Human_Rights_Museum_Preparatory_Office_Jingmei_Human_Rights_Memorial_Park. dead.
  2. Web site: Loa. Iok-sin. 24 April 2009. Activists mobilize to stop changes to Jingmei park. Taipei Times. 23 July 2021.
  3. News: 21 May 2018. National Human Rights Museum inaugurated in New Taipei City, Green Island. Taiwan Today. 23 July 2021.