Military dependents 'villages are a peculiar facet of Taiwan's war-torn history. With their sloping, black-tiled roofs, earthen walls and bamboo fences, plus the common profession of the residents, and languages and living habits that differed from those of local residents of Taiwan, the villages acquired their own style.
眷村是台灣近代戰亂史中的一個奇特切面，村中黑瓦斜屋頂、土牆竹籬笆，再加上職業單一、語言和生活習慣又與台灣本地居民不同，使眷村自成一格。