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The bombing has long ceased, and the fallen houses are covered by weeds. Yet war has left its traces …. Some of the documents left from the Japanese Colonial Period are now in government custody, while some have been collected by private individuals, families or foundations. Religious groups also have many of them. For instance, Miao Hsin Temple collected more than one thousand of the Taiwan documents as well as over two thousand Buddhist statues, couplets, paintings and works of calligraphy. The History Department of the Taiwan Institute for the Humanities of National Chung Cheng University, sponsored by the National Science Council, has undertaken a project to digitize portions of the documents that record the wartime calamities in Tainan Prefecture (one administrative district during the Japanese colonial period, nowadays Tainan, Chiayi, Yunlin counties). The results are presented in TELDAP’s Union Catalogue. The documents compiled by the “Digitalization Project of Tainan Wartime Documents” were mainly from documents collected by Buddhist abbots and temple administrators of southern Taiwan. The documents do not provide a complete picture of the administrative system in wartime Taiwan. However, they record the relief measures provided by the Tainan prefecture local government after World War Two, giving us an idea about the suffering of Taiwanese at that time. Taiwan was bombarded by the U.S. during World War Two. According to the regulations of that time, civilian victims had to submit the appropriate documentation to claim indemnification, which accounts for why these documents include the victims' census data. They tell the story of the Allied bombing of Taiwan, and help us to imagine the victims’ situation. Apart from the aforementioned application forms, the digital archive includes the "Wartime Protection Regulations Procedure" and the "Wartime Protection Plan Procedure" of each village. They help historians better understand people's lives in the war. Following the war, due to Taiwan's close relationship with the U.S., this account of the U.S. bombing was ignored. Also, the military opposition in early post-war years was gradually forgotten as those involved passed away over time. To piece together Taiwan’s past, we believe that it is necessary to reveal the civilians' helplessness and hardship recorded in these yellowing pages. Additional Reading: Collection of Related Items Subject and keywords:fond title: Wartime Calamities in Tainan Prefecture under the Japanese Occupation Description:content description: farming. On the 22nd of March in the 20th year of Showa (1945), the enemy aircraft's bombs caused Takeda Masao’s immediate death at his own home. His neck and the chest were perforated by bomb debris … more Identifier:fond number: jp
Subject and keywords: fond title: Wartime Calamities in Tainan Prefecture under the Japanese Occupation Description: content description: farming. Guo Geng died on the spot when the enemy aircraft dropped bombs in the Zhugaocuo (Jhugaocuo) public areas of Tainan City. Identifier: fond number: jp
Title: Application for Certificate of Injury Due to Wartime Calamities Subject and keywords: fond title: Wartime Calamities in Tainan Prefecture under the Japanese Occupation Description: content description: farming. Kawamura Toshio died on the spot when the enemy aircraft dropped bombs in the Zhugaocuo (Jhugaocuo) public areas of Tainan City. Identifier: fond number: jp
Subject and keywords: fond title: Wartime Calamities in Tainan Prefecture under the Japanese Occupation Description: content description: farming. Kawamura Toshio died on the spot when the enemy aircraft dropped bombs in the Zhugaocuo (Jhugaocuo) public areas of Tainan City. Identifier: fond number: jp
Subject and keywords: fond title: Wartime Calamities in Tainan Prefecture under the Japanese Occupation Description: content description: farming. Chen Dong died on the spot when the enemy aircraft dropped bombs in the Zhugaocuo (Jhugaocuo) public areas of Tainan City. Identifier: fond number: jp
Subject and keywords: fond title: Wartime Calamities in Tainan Prefecture under the Japanese Occupation Description: content description: farming. Lai Liangji died on the spot when the enemy aircraft dropped bombs in the Zhugaocuo (Jhugaocuo) public areas of Tainan City. Identifier: fond number: jp
Subject and keywords: fond title: Wartime Calamities in Tainan Prefecture under the Japanese Occupation Description: content description: Yanagisawa Goro, irrigation staff-member of Chianan Canal, lost his home and all possessions due to the incendiary bomb dropped by the enemy aircraft on Zhugaocuo (Jhugaocuo) No. 666 on March 20th, the 20th year of Showa (1945). Identifier: fond number: jp
Subject and keywords: fond Title: Wartime Calamities in Tainan Prefecture under the Japanese Occupation Description: content description: Carpenter Tu Yongjin was seriously injured by a bomb dropped by enemy aircraft in Zhugaocuo (Jhugaocuo) of Tainan City on March 20th in the 20th year of Showa (1945). (His front right shoulder was injured by debris and his right forearm suffered a compound fracture in the ulna bone) … more Identifier: fond number: jp
Subject and keywords: fond title: Wartime Calamities in Tainan Prefecture under the Japanese Occupation Description: content description: agriculture. On April 12th in the 20th year of Showa (1945), a bomb from an enemy aircraft directly hit and completely ruined Cai Shuilai's house, causing the loss of half of his possessions … more Identifier: fond number: jp
Subject and keywords: Document Title: Wartime Calamities in Tainan Prefecture under the Japanese Occupation Description: content description: agriculture. On April 12th, the 20th year of Showa (1945), a bomb from an enemy aircraft ruined half of Wang Yinchang's house, causing the loss of one third of his possessions … more Identifier: fond number: jp
Subject and keywords: fond title: Wartime Calamities in Tainan Prefecture under the Japanese Occupation Description: content description: crop fields. On April 12th, in the 20th year of Showa (1945), Wang Caiyuan was at home when enemy aircraft dropped bombs that ruined half of his home and caused the loss of one third of his possessions … more Identifier: fond number: jp
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