Revies(Vol.38 No.1)

Taipei During the Japanese Occupation Period The National Central Library released a collection of postcards depicting Taipei during the Japanese occupation period, offering a fascinating glimpse at the history of Taiwan’s capital city. A total of 600 postcards were selected from the NCL? collection of more than 4,000 historic postcards for publication in Taipei During the Japanese Occupation Period, which was published in January 2007. The postcards depict a broad range of subjects, from government buildings and public facilities to portraits of daily life in the city. The postcards vividly reflect the socioeconomic, political, and education and other aspects of life in the city and chronicle the city? early development. About one third of the postcards in the collection have never been published before.