Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park


The Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park is a museum in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

History

The building used to serve as military school in 1957–1967. It later housed military courts and a detention center called the Jingmei Military Detention Center for political dissidents during the White Terror period. Former prisoners in the detention center include Annette Lu, Chen Chu and Shih Ming-teh. In 1991, the center was closed.
In 2007, the center was turned into a human rights memorial and museum featuring Taiwan's democracy movement at the suggestion of Vice President Annette Lu. In early April 2009, the Council for Cultural Affairs changed the name of the site to Jing-Mei Human Rights Memorial and Cultural Park.
In 2018, the ownership has moved to National Human Rights Museum which establish in the same year, and changed the name of the site to its current name Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park.

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance north west from Dapinglin Station of Taipei Metro.