The surrender of the Japanese was followed by the resumption of civil war between the Kuomintang (KMT) and the communists. With the communists driving the KMT steadily southward, Wang and Yueh-ching, accompanied by Wang's cousin, eventually boarded a ship bound for Taiwan. After arriving in Kaohsiung, the family found a stack of hay and went to sleep.
對日抗戰結束，國共戰爭接連而起，隨著國軍的節節退後，王攀元跟月清在戰火中結為夫妻，一同隨堂弟搭船來到台灣。