Parts of the past are constantly being forgotten or resurrected. Much of the history of women has been forgotten; much of the past of aboriginal peoples has been ignored. In Taiwan, for a long time the February 28 incident was politically taboo. These days the "September 18 incident," which symbolized the spirit of resistance to Japan, is now virtually forgotten.
歷史不斷在忘記一些過去，許多女性的過去被忘了，許多原住民的過去也是被忽略的；在台灣，有一段時間，「二二八」被刻意淡忘，現在，象徵抗日精神的「九一八事變」也幾乎快被人遺忘。