Penghu Police Museum Introduction
In order to systematically preserve the old police artifacts that have been scattered over the years and to inherit police culture, the "Penghu Police Museum" was established under the instruction of former Commissioner Gang Zhenzhe, integrating internal and external resources to preserve valuable historical documents, photographs, old police equipment, uniforms, and academic works. The museum aims to establish a database of the bureau's history and important incidents, highlighting local characteristics and allowing the public to understand the connotation of police culture, thereby enhancing their sense of identification with the police and actively promoting external marketing. To emphasize the uniqueness of police artifacts, a suitable location was sought. With the diligent efforts of the Commissioner and the full cooperation of the county tourism bureau, the site selected for the museum is the former Japanese Colonial Era Makung Water Police Station, located next to Makung Commercial Port, which has an elegant design and historical significance. This site integrates with nearby historic sites such as the former post office from the Japanese occupation, the Military Police, Tianhou Temple (a Level 1 historic site), the Shuncheng Gate of Makung Old City, and Guanyin Pavilion, creating a continuous tourism route. In addition to aligning with the county's tourism development priorities, it allows future generations to understand the history of the police and the development trajectory and evolution of Penghu. The museum plans and organizes various police artifacts collected from early police documents and historic sites, showcasing items used by the police in the past, and will send tourist police to provide services to enhance the effectiveness of police tourism services. The current collection includes photographs from the 1940s to the 1980s, old police uniforms, various police accessories, hand-cranked police telephones, old switchboards, hand-cranked air raid sirens, typewriters, manual printing presses, handheld radiation detectors, leg irons, handcuffs, and household registration information, all of which demonstrate the progress and inheritance of police history.
