About this place
228 Peace Park is located at the bottom of Qianguan Road, Taipei Station. It was originally named Taipei Park, also known as New Park. Built in 1899, it is the oldest park in Taipei City. In the 34th year of the Republic of China (1945 AD), the Nationalist Government took over Taiwan after World War II, and the people of Taiwan were delighted. However, a series of inappropriate measures taken by the Nationalist Government in Taiwan later led to public resentment, including economic monopoly and monopoly, corruption in political style, decline in people's livelihood, and the domination of the military and police. In addition, cultural differences have deepened the gap between people from this province and those from other provinces. Finally, on the night of February 27, the 36th year of the Republic of China (1947 AD), due to the anti-smuggling operation, people were dissatisfied with the killing of people by anti-smuggling agents and surrounded the military police unit, but they were shot by soldiers. On February 28, people gathered in Taipei Park (todayβs 228 Peace Park), and then occupied the Taiwan Broadcasting Station (todayβs Taipei 228 Memorial Hall) to broadcast to the entire Taiwan. The chaos gradually spread across Taiwan, and the demand for punishment of the perpetrators became a political protest. The Nationalist Government mobilized troops to suppress the uprising, and in addition to carrying out forceful sweeps, they also carried out clearing out the countryside after the chaos subsided. Qingxiang's execution methods were extreme, either by incriminating others or using excuses to retaliate, putting everyone in the province at risk. In order to heal the scars of historical events, in the 85th year of the Republic of China (AD