This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, which greatly influenced the course of Taiwan's history. The treaty ceded Taiwan to Japan, setting it apart from mainland China and making it a Japanese colony.
影響台灣至鉅的「馬關條約」在一百年前簽訂，從此台灣與大陸分離，成為日本殖民地，一直到五十年前，才重回祖國懷抱。