Sat, Jan 04, 2003 - Page 16 News List

Rediscovering Keelung's killing fields

The site of some of the bloodiest battles of the Sino-French War, much of the legacy of the conflict in Keelung remains buried, but reminders are slowly resurfacing in some rather odd places

By Gavin Phipps  /  STAFF REPORTER

"We're not asking for the local authorities to charge people to see it and we're not expecting them to invest a great deal of money in any project," Dai said. "We'd simply like to see them promoting forgotten parts of Keelung's history."

Along with Keelung's government, it is also hoped that assistance from national institutions such the National Museum of History will see relics of the battle for Keelung someday proving a popular and educational asset for both locals and tourists alike.

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