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Chien Kuo Senior High School (2002 CyberFair Project ID 1927)
Taiwan,
Taipei, Taiwan 100, R.O.C.
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 1. Local Leaders
We estimate 5 student(s) from 16 to 18 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Dr. Chiang Wei-shui described his time as the "shaking era". He said, "The social situation of today’s Taiwan should be called the transitional period, or the shaking era… During this period the imperialism of roughshod riding robbery will collapse, and the smaller and weaker ones being invaded will get librated." Chiang Wei-shui was the revolutionary of the democratic movement that was shaking the Japanese colonial government system in Taiwan.
Project Description: Dr. Chiang Wei-shui (1891-1931) is the founder of the contemporary cultural associations and political organizations, and the leader of the non-violent anti-Japanese movement in Taiwan from 1921 till 1931. He has been compared to as "Dr. Sun Yat-Sen of Taiwan" and "Mahatma Gandhi of Taiwan", and regarded as the founding father of Taiwan democratic movement. Dr. Lin Zhe-wei once said that Dr. Chiang Wei-shui along with Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Mahatma Gandhi of India and Jose Rizal of Philippines are the four greatest revolutionists of Asia. Mr. Chuang Yong-ming, a well-known historian of Taiwanese culture, honored Dr. Chiang Wei-shui the Number One Person in his book "The Biography of One Hundred Taiwanese". Leading the local people barehanded against the invasion of the arrogant and aggressive Japanese Empire without any foreign support, Dr. Chiang founded the Cultural Association of Taiwan and set up the foundation of political resistance in the form of cultural enlightening. Later he established and organized the People’s Party of Taiwan to use the force of political party to seek the political, social and economical equality and improve the social system. In 1931 Dr. Chiang passed away with his strong believe and aspiration at age forty-one. This great man has long been overlooked as well as the contemporary history of Taiwan. To bring back the lost memory of the history of our nation, we created and dedicated this Website to commemorate Dr. Chiang’s great sentiment, dedication and contribution, and also provide some material for the education of the Contemporary Taiwan History and the Taiwan Spirit.