Kaohsiung Municipal High School

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Kaohsiung Municipal High school, abbreviated as KSHS, is a school located in Kaohsiung City. The school dates back to the Japanese reign in Taiwan.

1 History
- 1.1 Japanese period
- 1.2 Kuomintang rule
  - 1.2.1 228 incident
2 Spirit of the school
3 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Japanese period

The school was established on April 1, 1922 in order to provide the children of Japanese officials with a proper education. Kaohsiung Municipal High School on Google Maps: [1]

[edit] Kuomintang rule

On October 25, 1945, after the Japanese defeat in World War II, the school was reorganized into the Taiwan Provincial Kaohsiung Senior High School.

[edit] 228 incident

During the 228 incident in 1947 many rioters saw the school as a foothold to launch an assault on Kuomintang soldiers, including the Self-Defense Forces of the school made up of students. Despite headmaste Rin　Ching　Yuen's dissuasion, the force was established. A cease-fire was not agreed, and commander P'eng　Meng　Ch'i ordered an assault on the city government, the Kaohsiung train station, and the school. Due to lack of firepower, the students were killed. The fighting devastated the already damaged equipment (during World War II), bullet holes could still be seen inside the school.