I would like to know more about Taiwan’s history, could you recommend me some books or movies related to the history of Taiwan?

For a long time, we worked hard to study books related to Taiwan's history, and also discussed movies and dramas related to Taiwan's history.

Some people think that we should look forward and history is not that important.

Some people also think that understanding the past can help them understand their current position and know which direction to go in the future.

When I was a child, I preferred the former. Therefore, when I visited the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall with my overseas friends, I was overwhelmed by a series of questions and had no idea what to do. I could only respond with an embarrassed smile.

And thanks to the teaching challenges, after countless early morning readings and late night readings, maybe one day overseas friends will visit Taiwan again, and maybe I will be able to calmly talk about my insights on these historical events.

For beginners of Chinese, of course, it is not easy to read Chinese books. I suggest you start with a movie or drama with subtitles in your native language, plus Chinese dubbing. Give yourself the challenge of watching the movie until the end. (or one episode), you need to find and write down ten words or sentences in Mandarin Chinese (depending on your current Chinese level)

For intermediate and advanced learners, we can select a topic or event, set reading a chapter as a goal, and set small goals to be completed every day (or week), and implement them. When the goal is achieved, you will have a great sense of accomplishment and am very proud of yourself!

Then, movies and dramas can be used as reward time for yourself. At the same time, you will also feel more deeply about many scenes in movies and dramas.

(For intermediate and advanced learners, it is highly recommended to read before watching movies or dramas)

Here are some books, movies, and dramas related to Taiwan's history:

• Movies

1.被出賣的台灣 Bèi Chūmài de Tái wān（Formosa Betrayed）

2. 牯嶺街少年殺人事件 Gǔ lǐng jiē shào nián shā rén shì jiàn （A Brighter Summer Day）

• Dramas

• 一把青 Yī Bǎ Qīng （A Touch of Green）

• 一八九五 Yī Bā Jiǔ Wǔ （Blue Brave: The Legend of Formosa in 1895）

• Books

• 被出賣的台灣 Bèi Chūmài de Táiwān （Formosa Betrayed (by George Henry Kerr)

• 最有梗的台灣史 Zuì Yǒu Gěng de Táiwān Shǐ

• 台灣歷史圖說 Tái wān lì shǐ tú shuō （A New Illustrated History of Taiwan）

I plan to share my reflections (reading experiences) on the above movies, dramas and books for those of you who are interested in Taiwanese history.

Of course, feel free to join our discussion! 曾經有好長一段時間，我們努力地研讀跟台灣歷史有關的書籍、也討論跟台灣歷史有關的電影和戲劇。

有人覺得要往前看，歷史不那樣重要，

也有人覺得了解過去，有助於認識自己現在的位置，也才知道未來要往哪個方向走。

小時候的我偏向前者，因此在與海外友人參觀中正紀念堂時，被一連串的問題問得不知所措、無所適從，只能回以尷尬的笑容。

而多虧了教學上的挑戰，在無數個晨讀、夜讀後，也許某天海外友人重遊台灣，也許我能從容不迫地娓娓道來對這些歷史事件的見解了。

對於中文初學者來說，當然，要閱讀中文書籍並不是件容易的事，我建議你先從電影或戲劇開始，用你母語的字幕，加上中文的配音，給自己的挑戰是看完電影（一集），要找出並寫下十個單字或句子（依你目前的中文程度決定）

而對於中高級的學習者，我們可以選定一個主題或事件，將閱讀一個章節訂為目標，並設定每天（或每週）要完成的小目標，確實執行，當達成目標時，你會非常有成就感、並且對優秀的自己感到非常驕傲！

而後，電影及戲劇則可以當作給自己的獎勵時間，同時，你也會對影劇中的許多畫面更有感觸。

（對於中高級學習者，強力推薦先閱讀再看影劇）

一、電影 1.被出賣的台灣 Bèi Chūmài de Tái wān（Formosa Betrayed）

二、戲劇

1. 一把青 Yī Bǎ Qīng （A Touch of Green）

2. 一八九五 Yī Bā Jiǔ Wǔ （Blue Brave: The Legend of Formosa in 1895）

二、書籍

1. 被出賣的台灣 Bèi Chūmài de Táiwān （Formosa Betrayed (by George Henry Kerr)

2. 最有梗的台灣史 Zuì Yǒu Gěng de Táiwān Shǐ

3. 台灣歷史圖說 Tái wān lì shǐ tú shuō （A New Illustrated History of Taiwan）

預計將陸續分享以上電影、戲劇及書籍的觀後感（讀書心得），給對台灣歷史有興趣的你。

當然，歡迎加入我們的討論！

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