Tianma Tea House Introduction
The famous café established by Jian Tianma, who was a renowned film narrator during the Japanese colonial era. On February 27, 1947, agents from the Monopoly Bureau conducted an inspection in the area of Tianma Teahouse, where tobacco vendor Lin Jiangmai was arrested, and money and cigarettes were confiscated. Lin pleaded for mercy alongside the crowd, and in the ensuing scuffle, the inspector Ye De-geng injured Lin. The crowd was enraged, and inspector Fu Xue-tong discharged his firearm in a show of force, accidentally killing a bystander named Chen Wen-xi, which further escalated the situation. The next day, the public gathered at the Taipei Bridge to petition the Monopoly Bureau, which led to the outbreak of the February 28 Incident.
