The Keelung Youth Front was founded to foster awareness of Keelung’s history of development and pride in the city
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/11/10
By: Taiwan Today,Agencies
Zhupu Altar is the main venue for Keelung Ghost Festival events. (Taiwan Today Image)
KEELUNG (Taiwan Today) — In August 2014, a group of young cultural preservation enthusiasts launched a campaign to spruce up a long-abandoned mansion overlooking Keelung City on Taiwan’s northern coast.
The building dating to 1931 was formerly the home of Ko Zu-song, a political leader and opinion-maker during Japanese colonial rule (1895-1945). Ko helped shape the development of the prosperous port town, though in recent decades his life and impact had largely been forgotten.
By halting the decline of the structure, the Keelung Youth Front hoped to right this wrong, said Chang Ji-ho, who founded the group the same year. “We wanted to do something concrete to pass down this history to our generation.” [FULL STORY]