Travel Taiwan Haiku - 2/28 Peace Park Poem by john tiong chunghoo

2/28 Peace Park
this familiar accent
Indonesian maids

Confucius minus the head
Indoneisan maid forgot the sage
as she helps take my picture

seeds of
independece
2/28 Peace Park

The Peace Park is to pacify those killed on February 28,1947 when fightings broke out between Kuomintang Army and the Taiwan folks.
The Park was originally called Taipei Park set up in 1899. There is a
memorial hall where one can learn all about the history of Taiwan folks,
those people who considered themselves indigenuous to the island.
rom what one reads in the Memorial Hall, it looks like Taiwan has inclinations towards proclaming independence.

2/28 Peace Park
The 2/28 Peace Park, used to be the Taipei Park(also named New Park) , set up in 1899, is situated at the end of Guanqian Road in front of Taipei Main Station. It is the longest historic park among Taipei city. Its name has been changed into 2/28 Peace park in 1996 to pacify and memorize a sorrowful Taiwanese history happened on February 28,1947. A 2/28 memorial hall with a monument is held upright inside the park. The arrangement includes the fountain and octagon pavilions in the east, a lotus pond and some arch bridges in the west, and a set of open-air stage in the south offering irregularly scheduled performances to the citizens. The Provincial Museum, also one of the representative buildings, supplies Taipei residents an interactive room for literature and art.
Location No.3, Ketagalan Blvd., Zhongzheng Districtict, Taipei City 100, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Telephone 02-23032451
Opening Time open everyday from 5: 00am ~ 12: 00pm