View Full Version : Taiwan in the 1950's


benKen
April 13th, 2009, 08:55 AM
Valuable footage of the KMT fleeing to Taiwan

by Life



Taipei

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1958s

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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 09:00 AM
Hualien

1958s

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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 09:03 AM
Hsinchu


1958s


Hsinchu Station

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Hsinchu theater
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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 09:06 AM
Keelung

1950s

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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 09:08 AM
PingTung

1950s


PingTung Sugar Refinry

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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 09:10 AM
Kaohsiung


1950s


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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 09:15 AM
Tainan

1954s


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Taipei Walker
April 13th, 2009, 09:31 AM
Thanks for these, Taiwan looked really good.

There are still quite a lot of these old houses, hope they are all preserved and get renovated.

pierre-laurent
April 13th, 2009, 10:51 AM
it's sad to say, but keelung should have remained what it used to be in this era...taipei city looked like a big township, and i think kmt government should have kept and renovated the historic downtown and built modern building around.

but the atmosphere sounds a bit heavy and dusty.

Pangu
April 13th, 2009, 11:44 AM
Hmm... it's ironic an anti-communist propaganda slogan was written in Simplified Chinese (or at least with some simplified Chinese characters)
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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 11:52 AM
Taichung

Taichung theater


1950s


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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 11:59 AM
Taipei


1945s

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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 12:11 PM
Taipei




Presidential Office Building

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National Taiwan Museum

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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 12:18 PM
Taipei



Bank of Taiwan

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Taipei Guest House

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National Taiwan University Hospital


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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 12:26 PM
Taipei



Futai Street Mansion

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Taipei Assembly Hall

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Japanese Colonial-era High Court


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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 01:05 PM
Taipei


Taipei City Wall——North Gate


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Taipei City Wall——North Gate

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Executive Yuan

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by taipeiwalker

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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 02:14 PM
Taipei

National Taiwan University

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Taipei Botanical Garden

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architectural details


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KMT
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2009
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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 02:45 PM
Taipei


ChongQing S. Rd

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KMT
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2009
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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 02:53 PM
Hsinchu



Hsinchu Station


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Hsinchu theater

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benKen
April 13th, 2009, 02:59 PM
Hualien


1958
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2009

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Taipei Walker
April 14th, 2009, 10:12 AM
Hmm... it's ironic an anti-communist propaganda slogan was written in Simplified Chinese (or at least with some simplified Chinese characters)
http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=3de1b8d92ea74b96_large

I don't know when exactly this picture was taken but it might be even before simplified characters were introduce in China in 1956. That would be even more ironic :)

benKen
April 15th, 2009, 04:16 AM
Tainan

1955s

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Allen2
April 20th, 2009, 01:16 AM
Nice thread!

Chrissib
May 8th, 2009, 11:39 PM
WOW, stunning photos! Thanks!