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In 1895, Taiwan was ceded to Japan by Qing Dynasty due to Treaty of Shimonoseki. Social leaders and civics around Taiwan were trying every possible in preventing Taiwan to be colonized by Japan. Social heads such as Qiu Fen-gjia initiated “Republic of Taiwan” and defended the interruption of Japanese military and its governments to dominate Taiwan. Furthermore, they had selected ex-governor in Ching Dynasty, Tang Jing-song, to be the president of “Republic of Taiwan”. Yet, Japanese military were well-prepared. The hastily government and its soldiers did not receive positive result while they were defending Japanese military in Keelong and Taipei area. At that moment, the Taiwanese were panic, and the president Tang Jing-song had ferried to Mainland China after the 12th day that the Republic was established. Japanese military took over Taipei city in shortly.
After the failure of the Republic of Taiwan, Japanese military followed the railway route down to the south; they were seriously attacked by Hakka volunteering military in Taoyuan area over one month. The study was to explore why Hakka in Taoyuan attended volunteering military actively in 1895, how come Hakka were bravely fight with well-armed Japanese military. At Hakka area in Taoyuan, there were famous battles such as at Chungli military base, at Dananmei, at Anping town, and at Longtan slope, all were directly and/or indirectly leaded by Hu jia-you, a legendary Hakka volunteering military leader. Above all, Japanese solider were failed twice while they planned to take over Anping town in June and July in 1895. Finally, this city was taken over at their third attempt. Afterward, Japanese military and Hakka volunteering military were fighting again in Longtan slope, and Hakka were dead bravely. Until now, Hakka in Longtan have worship to memorize those 73 passed-away Hakka volunteering solider in the memorial temple at every spring and fall. Nowadays, there is limited people discussed Hu jia-you, a Hakka legend and his contributions. The research was targeted to review the events that Hu jia-you did while he was defending Japanese military, and to reposition him in history. The meaning that Hakka volunteering military did to fight with the Japanese colonization is presented on military, political, economic, and social aspects. With studies on historical articles and interviews to local Hakka researchers, the thesis had clarified historical details and its meanings.
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