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World War II relics now on display at Taiwan Storyland

A collection of Taiwanese cultural and historical relics from World War II has gone on display in Taipei to remind Taiwanese of the brutality of war and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the end of World War II.

The exhibition, titled "Memory under Fire," will run until Feb. 28 next year at Taiwan Storyland.

The exhibition has hundreds of items of wartime memorabilia such as a machine gun, a doorplate of volunteer soldiers, an air raid scarf, soldiers' salary envelopes and wartime documents.

"The exhibition hopes to help Taiwanese, especially young people, to know more about the war. The more you understand it, the more you cherish life and your homeland, " said Franky Wu (吳傳治), curator and president of Taiwan Storyland.

Most of the displayed items have been selected from Wu's large personal collection.

"Displaying these items could be a sensitive issue for traditionalists since it makes this place like a Japanese colony again. But all I want to do is to let these items speak for themselves," Wu said.
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