Old photos of Keelung, Taiwan in 1895. Keelung Harbor and Fort 120 years ago

Let’s share a group of old photos of Keelung, Taiwan, in 1895. Keelung was just occupied by the Japanese at that time, and its development was also very backward, far behind the large and medium-sized cities in the mainland at that time

On April 17, 1895, after the defeat of the Sino Japanese War, the Qing government was forced to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki with the Japanese government, ceding Taiwan and the Penghu Islands. On May 29, the Japanese army began to attack Taiwan. On June 3, Keelung fell. On October 21, the whole island of Taiwan was occupied by Japan

Japanese military photographers at that time took a large number of photos in Taiwan from September to November 1895. This group selected the photos taken in Keelung at that time, and let’s take a look at what Keelung was like in Taiwan at that time

Keelung, formerly known as chicken cage. That’s because the first people to live here are the Kaidaghlan people, chicken coops” Yes“ Kedaran” The transliteration of Minnan dialect. Glen’s homophonic sound is similar to that of Minnan“ Chicken coop”, In addition, the mountain here looks like a chicken coop, so it is named

基隆港

基隆港及市街全景 

基隆港及市街全景

基隆港及市街全景

基隆港及市街全景

基隆港炮台

基隆港炮台全景 

基隆港炮台全景 

基隆港炮台全景

而此前日军占领台北地区，拍摄的照片请查阅：qingchao/1452.html