Formosa Magazine

Formosa Magazine, also known as Mei-li-tao (Chinese: 『美麗島』雜誌; pinyin: Měilìdǎo Zázhì; Wade–Giles: Mei-li-tao Tsa-chi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bí-lē-tó Cha̍p-chìw), was a magazine created by Tangwai individuals in Taiwan during the summer of 1979. It opposed the Kuomintang's political monopoly in the Republic of China government. A police raid of the Formosa Press caused the Kaohsiung Incident in December 1979.

There were 61 participants; less than ten were truly active, namely,

• Huang Hsin-chieh, publisher
• Chang Chun-hung, chief editor
• Shih Ming-teh, general manager
• Hsu Hsin-liang, editor
• Annette Lu, editor
• Lin Yi-hsiung, circulation manager
• Yao Chia-wen, circulation controller

The opening celebration took place in Mandarina Crown Hotel (中泰賓館) in the afternoon of 8 September 1979. A blockade by the military ensued, sometimes known as the Mandarina Crown Hotel Incident. For the next three months until the raid, branches were opened throughout Taiwan. Opening were followed by speeches and conferences.

References

External links

• "Formosa Incident" (requires Flash). Taiwan Government Archives. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
• "The "Kaohsiung Incident" of 1979". New Taiwan. 26 May 2001. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
• Tsai, Duujian (2002). "3. Shifting National Identities in Public Spheres: A Cultural Account of Political Transformation in Taiwan". In Katz, Paul; Rubinstein, Murray (eds.). Religion and the Formation of Taiwanese Identities. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 73–76. ISBN 978-0312239695. OCLC 50745132. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

1. Kaohsiung Incident
2. Formosa (disambiguation)
3. Leycesteria formosa
4. 美麗島
5. Tangwai movement
6. Chang Teh-ming
7. Annette Lu
8. Yao Chia-wen
9. Weekly Shōnen Jump
10. Chen Wen-chen
11. Huang Hsin-chieh
12. Chen Chung-hsin
13. National Taipei University
14. Formosa Betrayed (film)
15. Huang Shun-hsing
16. Gil Formosa
17. Outline of Taiwan
18. Index of Taiwan-related articles
19. Yinxiang (magazine)
20. Formosa (band)