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The Formation of Political Prisoners-the Experience Tour of Historical Sites of Injustice
Philosophy and Goal
This route focuses on the Western Taipei, where many political institutions and secret agencies are situated, and covers various types of Historical Sites of Injustice. The route design involves important locations where prisoners underwent different trail stages, such as interrogation, torture, imprisonment, detention, and transfer. Through this route, visitors are able to thoroughly learn how the political prisoners were interrogated, sentenced, and incarcerated. By returning back to the historical site and understanding the historical events that took place at the location, visitors get to reflect on how today's society re-understands the meaning of these Historical Sites of Injustice.
Features
The route is designed to be relatively concentrated; hence, the visitors can finish the tour within half a day by walking and using mass transit. Among all the routes, it is the most feasible and promotable one.
The visiting sequence of the Historical Sites of Injustice along the route is arranged according to the different trial stages that prisoners underwent, including interrogation, tortures, imprisonment, detention, and transfer, which is the first highlight of this tour. Furthermore, the route closely follows the urban historical development of Western Taipei, which succeeded the urban planning and city development of the Qing Dynasty and the time under Japanese rule and still had been a vital district where government agencies were concentrated sometime after WWII. Locations involving national command and order such as Taiwan Garrison Command and secret agency headquarters such as Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of the Interior are the sites that are less accessible in the other routes. Having a chance to learn more about the fundamental institutions related to the Historical Sites of Injustice is the second highlight of this tour.
Itinerary
One-day walking tour
Transportation:Walking and MRT
Route:Taipei MRT Ximen Station Exit 6→Walking→Security Department Detention Center of the Security Command (Higashi Honganji Temple)→Walking→Investigation Bureau, Ministry of The Interior→Walking→Taiwan Garrison Command→Walking→MRT Xiaonanmen Station→MRT→MRT Shandao Temple Station→Walking→Taipei Military Prison, Ministry of National Defense →Walking→Huashan Cargo Terminal
Guides or visitors are recommended to use the database of the Historical Sites of Injustice website for reference.
Time | Location | Activity |
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8:00 | Taipei MRT Ximen Station Exit 6 | Meeting & Departure |
8:05-8:30 | Security Department Detention Center of the Security Command (Higashi Honganji Temple) | Introduction & Discussion:The imprisonment and detention of political prisoners |
Address | No. 36, Xining S. Rd., Wanhua Dist., Taipei City | |
8:40-9:10 | Investigation Bureau, Ministry of The Interior | Introduction & Discussion:Intelligence investigation during the Martial Law Era |
Address | No. 77, Sec. 1, Huanhe S. Rd., Wanhua Dist., Taipei City | |
9:25-9:50 | Taiwan Garrison Command | Introduction & Discussion:Fatigue interrogation and torture |
Address | No. 172, Boai Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City | |
10:00-10:15 | MRT Xiaonanmen Station | Take the MRT to Shandao Temple Station |
10:20-10:50 | Taipei Military Prison, Ministry of National Defense | Introduction & Discussion:Victims and the conditions of imprisonment |
Address | To the south of Sec. 1, Zhongxiao E. Rd., to the west of Linsen S. Rd., to the north of Qingdao E. Rd., and to the east of Zhenjiang St., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City | |
11:00-11:30 | Huashan Cargo Terminal | Introduction & Discussion:The transfer and reimprisonment of political prisoners in Taiwan |
Address | Meihua Vil., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City |
Site Introduction
| Security Department Detention Center of the Security Command (Higashi Honganji Temple)
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![]() | Investigation Bureau, Ministry of The Interior During the White Terror era, the Investigation Bureau’s business covered political investigation, information collection, counterintelligence and interrogation. It had branches set up all around Taiwan, controlled the Marine Affairs Field Office and operated interrogation houses. |
Taiwan Garrison Command
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Taipei Military Prison, Ministry of National Defense
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Huashan Cargo Terminal
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Route & Map
Spot A:Security Department Detention Center of the Security Command (Higashi Honganji Temple).
Address:No. 36, Xining S. Rd., Wanhua Dist., Taipei City
The old site has been demolished and is now open space.
Spot B:Investigation Bureau, Ministry of The Interior
Adress:No. 77, Sec. 1, Huanhe S. Rd., Wanhua Dist., Taipei City
The old site has been demolished and is now open space.
Spot C:Taiwan Garrison Command
Adress:No. 172, Boai Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City
Not open to the public and can only be viewed outside.
Spot D:MRT Xiaonanmen Station
Spot F:MRT Shandao Temple Station
Spot G:Taipei Military Prison, Ministry of National Defense
Adress:To the south of Sec. 1, Zhongxiao E. Rd., to the west of Linsen S. Rd., to the north of Qingdao E. Rd., and to the east of Zhenjiang St., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City
The old site has been demolished and is now open space.
Spot H:Huashan Cargo Terminal
Address:Meihua Vil., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City
Not open to the public and can only be viewed outside.