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Home selected to be museum for 228 Incident


Home selected to be museum for 228 IncidentMARCH OPENING: The house of Tang Te-chang is to open on March 13, the date of his death in 1947, also known as Justice and Courage Memorial DayBy Hung Jui-chin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe former home of a victim of the 228 Incident is to open as a museum in March, the Tainan Cultural Heritage Protection Association said yesterday. It is to open as a museum commemorating Tang on March 13, the date of his death in 1947, also known as “Justice and Courage Memorial Day.”The Tainan residence of lawyer and 228 Incident victim Tang Te-chang is pictured yesterday. Tang lived in it for less than four years before he died in the 228 Incident,” association director Huang Chien-lung (黃建龍) said, adding that the building had also served as an office for Tang, who ran a law practice. “This will not only be a place to commemorate Tang Te-chang, but will also be an important place of learning about democracy and human rights,” he said. On Monday, the association posted on Facebook an unfinished graphic story of Tang’s experiences up to and including the 228 Incident, produced by author and artist Nisin Sheep (蠢羊與奇怪生物).


Source: Taipei Times December 27, 2020 10:52 UTC



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