二二八和平公園 228 Peace Disaster Prevention Park

二二八和平紀念公園位於台北市中正區，範圍東鄰公園路、南接凱達格蘭大道、西為懷寧街、北起襄陽路，總面積約為71,520平方公尺，原稱為台北新公園，是台北市中心歷史悠久的公園；二二八和平紀念公園地理位置優越，鄰近總統府、臺大醫院、外交部和台北賓館等主要市政機關或建築，公園裡保存有一些古蹟，如日據時代電台播音塔、銅牛老火車頭以及急公好義坊和黃氏貞節坊等，不僅是台北市著名的地標，更是代表著台北城文化的旅遊景點。

This historic site locates south of Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei’s Zhongzheng district, Taiwan, it is also the home of Taipei 228 Memorial Museum. The building was a former radio station that operated under Japanese and Kuomingtang rule. The park was originally called Taipei Park and was then changed to “New Park in the Past”. It was first established during the Qing Dynasty and it’s now one of the oldest parks in Taipei area.

Due to civil resistance on economic monopoly and corruption in the KMT government after World War II in 1947, people gathered in front of the police department on the 27th Feb 1947 to protest but were shot by the soldiers. The next day, 28th Feb, more people gathered in the Taipei Park and broadcast the movement at the radio station. In order to restrain the protesters and arrest alleged participants, the KMY government used military force on the public, causing hundreds hurt, and even death. During year 1996, the park was then renamed to 228 Peace Memorial Park in order to relieve this historic pain, a monument was set up in the park as well to remember the innocent people who sacrificed in the event.

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