Changhua County National Defense Education Site Introduction
The 1895 Baiguashan Anti-Japanese Historic Site is a narrative interwoven with tears and blood. On August 1, 1894, the Qing Dynasty and Japan officially went to war over the Korean issue. Statistics indicate that the Qing Dynasty mobilized 600,000 troops, while Japan deployed 240,000 soldiers. The two nations engaged in a significant land and sea battle along the Yalu River and in the Yellow Sea, which shook the world. Due to the outdated equipment and insufficient training of the Qing troops, the once-proud Beiyang Fleet and the 35th Army collapsed from the onset of the conflict, suffering heavy casualties, a war referred to as the First Sino-Japanese War.
The air-raid shelter transformed into a historic museum.
The process of the Japanese government's reception and governance of Taiwan was not as smooth as expected. When the people of Taiwan, three thousand kilometers away, learned that they had been sacrificed by China, public sentiment erupted with anger. They could not accept the Qing government's helpless statement that "Although Taiwan is important, compared to the capital, Taiwan is insignificant." After constant protests and petitions, the people of Taiwan gradually recognized the reality and decided to resist on their own. "The people of Taiwan can only unite and defend it; they would rather die in battle and lose Taiwan than hand it over willingly." Unwilling to be ruled by a foreign power, the people of Taiwan decided to gather their strength, and after May 29, 1895, they began their path of resistance from north to south, regardless of age… This period of history was filmed into a drama.
