Oasis Villa Introduction
The Green Island Human Rights Culture Park covers an area of approximately 32 hectares, featuring a wide range of sites including Jiangjun Rock, the Human Rights Memorial Park, Oasis Villa, the Chuang Jing Camp (New Life Guidance Office), Green Island Skill Training Institute, and Swallow Cave, all of which hold significant historical importance regarding human rights development. The official name of Oasis Villa is "Ministry of National Defense Green Island Rehabilitation Prison," originating from the "Taiyuan Incident" that occurred on February 8, 1970. At that time, the Nationalist government established a walled prison on the west side of the New Life Guidance Office in Green Island, which is now known as Oasis Villa. Subsequently, political prisoners from Taiyuan Prison and various military prisons were relocated here for unified management, reform education, and ideological transformation, turning it into a concentration camp for victims of human rights abuses and political incidents. In 1987, when the Nationalist government lifted martial law, Oasis Villa was abandoned. Surrounded by towering walls, Oasis Villa is a typical closed prison, with walls decorated with various patriotic slogans such as "Firmly oppose communism," "The sea of suffering knows no bounds," "Do not forget in Juchih," "Turning back is the shore," and "Eliminate communism and restore the country." The main structure of the prison consists of cells arranged in a hexagonal shape but is commonly referred to as the Bagua Building by locals because, when viewed from the ancient mountain path overlooking Oasis Villa, it resembles a Bagua diagram.
