Greathanshin Earthquake: Living Days of Revival
The Great Hanshin Earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1995, devastated the southern district of Hyogo prefecture. In the northern district of Noda, 30 percent of the houses were burned down and...
Frontline Focus
This is the story of a prominent Hakka clan and their long history of internal disputes. The 200 year-old home of the Lius had collapsed during the 921 Earthquake. Many non-family members came to...
Suffering and Enlightenment
After the 921 Earthquake, 7 professors and students of National Tainan Art Institute brought along their cameras and went to six disaster areas. Five days later, they came back with thirteen hours...
Catastorphe, Dong's Diary
On September 19, 1999, Dong went to Kaoshiung for work. At 1:47AM on September 21, a powerful earthquake struck central Taiwan and Dong-Shih was hit hard/ this is Dong’s story.
These Days
After the 921 Earthquake, it seemed like end of the world. Within the rubble, people walk around digging and picking. They search for undamaged furniture and unbroken tiles.
The Man Behind the Cameras
Since the occurrence of the 921 Earthquake, media journalists from all over the country swarmed into the earthquake devastated zones. Their reports covered the front page of all the newspapers. Did...
Let the Mother Earth Breath
After the 921 Earthquake, the beautiful mountainous region of Pu Li, Nantou, become a disaster-ridden area. People from all over the island, including non*professionals, came to help with the...
Guests in Hill Village
Dong-Shih is a typical Hakka village in the central part of Taiwan with a population of sixty thousand. The 921 Earthquake devastated the hundred-year-old Jiang Liao Street burying with it family...
Under the Temple
Because of the earthquake, children now live in tents put up at the school’s playground. The school buildings have fallen down. The only thing that has not changed is the sound of recitation coming...
Hai Nan Grandma
After the earthquake, we came to Guo Xing Village and met Grandma for the first time. She came from Hai Nan Island and was more than 70 years old. For grandma, life is a little more peaceful now, but...