Taiwan (1895-1945): 50 Years of Tyranny – How the Japanese Dealt with the Aborigine Uprising! (24.8.2022)

In the early hours of New Year’s Day in 1896, when the rebels attacked Taipei County, Japan urgently prepared the Taipei Garrison to strengthen the defense of the city. [Edited by Yuanliu Taiwan Century Reminiscence Editing Group: “Knowing Taiwan: Reminiscences 1895-2000”, (Taiwan) Yuanliu Publishing House, January 2005 Edition, p. 12]

During the early morning of New Year’s Day in 1896, the Taipei Japanese Guards defended the city wall from the anti-Japanese rebels. [Edited by Lion Art Editorial Department: “Photography Taiwan”, Taipei Lion Book Co., Ltd., 1983 edition, p. 70]

In February 1896, the Japanese garrison searched for the Anti-Japanese Rebels near the South Gate of Taipei. [Edited by Lion Art Editorial Department: “Photography Taiwan”, p. 69]

In February 1896, the Japanese army guards broke into the houses near the South Gate of Taipei to search. [Edited by Lion Art Editorial Department: “Photography Taiwan”, p. 71]

After the rebels attacked Taipei County on New Year’s Day in 1896, the Japanese garrison carried out a major search in February 1896. The picture shows the scene of the Japanese army guards breaking into the houses near the South Gate of Taipei to search. [Edited by Lion Art Editorial Department: “Photography Taiwan”, p. 68]

On May 25, 1902, the Japanese garrison massacred more than 150 people who “returned to surrender”. This is the scene of the “Return” ceremony in Douliu Town, Yunlin County, before the massacre began. [Yuanliu Taiwan Century Reminiscence Editing Group: “Knowing Taiwan: Reminiscences 1895-2000”, p. 24]

In 1913, the Taiwanese garrison of the Japanese army brutally suppressed the uprising of the aborigines and publicly beheaded the warriors of the aboriginal tribes. The Japanese army published this photograph in the so-called “Conquest” question and answer pamphlet that was subsequently issued as a show off. [Edited by Qin Feng’s Old Photograph Gallery: “Historical Photos You Haven’t Seen” (Part 1), pp. 366-367]

Taiwanese aborigines in Japanese military uniforms were barefoot, carrying the heads of the Talu people, and took photographs with the Japanese military and police officers. There are many small indigenous countries in remote areas of Taiwan, and the fighting is constant. The Japanese colonial authorities deliberately provoked them to confront each other and drove them to kill each other. [Edited by Qin Feng’s Old Photograph Gallery: “Historical Photos You Haven’t Seen” (Part 1), pp. 370-371]

After the Japanese army suppressed the aboriginal uprising, they forced a group photograph with the aboriginal women and children. [Edited by Qin Feng’s Old Photograph Gallery: “Historical Photographs You Haven’t Seen” (Part 1), pp. 368-369]

On November 20, 1930, the “crusade team” of Wushe was disbanded, and the Japanese army began to evacuate. The “farewell” queue on the right is the Japanese police garrison left to continue the “clearance”. (Provided by Wang Yanyou)

The above pictures and texts are selected from “Ecological Destruction and Social Control”, volume 24 of “Illustrations of Japanese Invasion of China”, Edited by Wu Jing (武菁) and published by Shandong Pictorial Publishing House in May 2015. The Chronicle of Japanese Invasion of China consists of twenty-five volumes, Edited by Zhang Xianwen (张宪文), Senior Honorary Professor of Nanjing University. It is a Cooperation Project of the Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, the Research Centre of the History of the Republic of China of Nanjing University, and Shandong Pictorial Publishing House Co., Ltd., and was selected into the “Twelfth Five-Year” National Key Book Publishing Planning Project, and was included in the National Press and Publication Reform and Development Project Library in 2014 library project.

Chinese Language Source:

https://history.sohu.com/a/198975691_601229

1896年元旦凌晨义军袭击台北县城时,日方紧急编制台北警备队,加强城防守备。〔远流台湾世纪回味编辑组编:《认识台湾:回味1895-2000》,(台湾)远流出版社2005年1月版,第12页〕

1896年元旦凌晨,台北警备队在城墙上防御抗日义军的情形。〔雄狮美术编辑部编:《摄影台湾》,台北雄狮图书股份有限公司1983年版,第70页〕

1896年2月,日军警备队在台北南门附近搜捕抗日义军。〔雄狮美术编辑部编:《摄影台湾》,第69页〕

1896年2月,日军警备队闯入台北南门附近民宅搜索的情形。〔雄狮美术编辑部编:《摄影台湾》,第71页〕

1896年元旦义军袭击台北县城后,日军警备队于1896年2月进行大搜查。图为日军警备队在台北南门附近闯入民宅搜查的情景。〔雄狮美术编辑部编:《摄影台湾》,第68页〕

1902年5月25日,日军警备队屠杀了前来“归顺”的150余人。此为大屠杀开始前在云林县斗六镇“归顺”典礼现场。〔远流台湾世纪回味编辑组编:《认识台湾:回味1895-2000》,第24页〕

1913年,日军台湾守备队血腥镇压原住民的起义,对原住民部落勇士公开斩首。日军曾将这幅照片刊登在随后发行的所谓“征讨”问册上,以为炫耀。〔秦风老照片馆编:《你没见过的历史照片》(上),第366-367页〕

穿着日军军服的台湾原住民打着赤脚,手提太鲁人的首级,与日本军警人员合影。台湾偏远地区原住民小国林立,械斗不断,日本殖民当局有意挑动他们彼此对立,驱使他们自相残杀。〔秦风老照片馆编:《你没见过的历史照片》(上),第370-371页〕

日军镇压原住民起义后,强行与原住民妇孺合影。〔秦风老照片馆编:《你没见过的历史照片》(上),第368-369页〕

1930年11月20日雾社“讨伐队”解散,日军开始撤离。右侧列队“欢送”的是留下继续“清剿”的日军警察警备队。〔王延友提供〕

以上图文选自《日本侵华图志》第二十四卷《生态破坏与社会控制》,武菁编著,山东画报出版社2015年5月出版。《日本侵华图志》共二十五卷,南京大学资深荣誉教授张宪文主编。教育部人文社科重点研究基地、南京大学中华民国史研究中心、山东画报出版社有限公司合作项目,并入选“十二五”国家重点图书出版规划项目,国家新闻出版改革发展项目库 2014 年度入库项目。