The First 228 Peace Memorial Monument
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嘉義市二二八紀念公園二二八紀念碑 | |
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| Location | East, Chiayi City, Taiwan |
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| Type | Memorial monument |
| Opening date | 1989 |
| Restored date | 2017 |
The First 228 Peace Memorial Monument (traditional Chinese: 嘉義市二二八紀念公園二二八紀念碑; simplified Chinese: 嘉义市二二八纪念公园二二八纪念碑; pinyin: Jiāyì Shì Èr'èrbā Jìniàn Gōngyuán Èr'èrbā Jìniànbēi) is a monument in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. It was built in 1989, making it the earliest 228 Memorial Monument built in the island. It is the only 228 Memorial Monument to have been built before the 1990s. It was built as a memorial of the February 28 Incident of 1947, in which more than 10,000 Taiwan residents were killed during an uprising against the government.[1] The monument is one of the landmarks of Chiayi City.
There are more than ten memorials commemorating the February 28 Incident in Taiwan. The most famous one is located at 228 Peace Memorial Park in Taipei. However, the first 228 Memorial Monument is arguably the most valuable, and the only monument of its kind built in the 1980s.[2] It is located at Mituo Road, East District, Chiayi City and was designed by San-Yuen Chan, who had been imprisoned for anti-Kuomintang activity in 1981.[3] The monument was completed on August 19, 1989 under the leadership of then Chiayi City Mayor, Chang Po-ya.
Location
This monument was established at Mituo Road (彌陀路) in Chiayi City, which close to the boundary between Chiayi City and Zhongpu Township, Chiayi County originally. In 2017, to facilitate the Widening Project of Mituo Road, the Memorial Monument was moved to Chiayi City 228 Memorial Park, which is located at the intersection of Mituo Road, Qiming Road (啟明路), and Gongyi Road (公義路) .
