Matsu New Village Explained

Matsu New Village
Settlement Type:Military dependents' village
Coordinates:24.936°N 121.2376°W
Native Name:馬祖新村
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Taiwan
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Taoyuan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Zhongli

The Matsu New Village, also called New Matsu Village, Mazu New Village, is a restored military dependents' settlement in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[1]

The Matsu New Village has been lauded as the "Taoyuan General Village" . The first phase of the military dependents' hostel was completed in 1957, and they are allocated to 84 army major-general level officers and lower ranking officers, as well as their dependents; it was also the first military dependents' village in .[2] The name of the village was not derived because the local residents came from Matsu but it was during a trip when Chiang Kai-shek’s wife, Soong Mei-Ling led the Armed Forces Entertainment Regiment to visit Matsu and enhance troop morale.

Matsu New Village was the only village in Taoyuan to have been selected by the Ministry of National Defense in 2012 as one of the 13 national “Cultural Preservation Areas for Military Dependents’ Villages.”[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New again. Taiwan Today. 2019-07-16.
  2. Web site: Military Dependents' Village Cultural Creative Space, New Matsu Village is the center for cultural and creative industries (馬祖新村眷村文創園區). Taoyuan Travel. 2020-03-24.
  3. Web site: Taoyuan Mazu new village – Time has stopped in this old settlement. The China Post. 2019-02-09.