The Republic of China Armed Forces Museum (AFM; ) is a

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located on Guiyang Street in the

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. It was opened on October 31, 1961, under the administration of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defense Department of History and Translation Office. The Museum aims to show the

ROC military The Republic of China Armed Forces (ROC Armed Forces) are the armed forces of the Republic of China (ROC), once based in mainland China and currently in its remaining jurisdictions which include the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Mats ...

heritage of different periods and to inform the public about the military. The museum encompasses 3 floors. Since December 31st, 2021, the museum is now permanently closed.

Permanent Exhibits

*From the Whampoa Army to the Northern Army *Early Gruelling years in the

War of Resistance The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese ...

- Features captured Japanese Military equipment including swords used during the

Nanjing Massacre The Nanjing Massacre (, ja, 南京大虐殺, Nankin Daigyakusatsu) or the Rape of Nanjing (formerly romanized as ''Nanking'') was the mass murder of Chinese civilians in Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China, immediately after the ...

's Contest to kill 100 people using a sword. * Counter Insurgency and Battle of the Taiwan Strait *Modernization of the Military *Weapons Collection Room.

Temporary exhibits

Upcoming

Past exhibits

* Army Special Operations Aviation Exhibition (2005) * Japanese Prisoner of War Camps in Taiwan (2005) *

Military Police Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear rec ...

Special Exhibition (2006) * Joint logistics exhibition - Armor Vehicles (2007) * ROC Reserve Command (2008) * 50th Anniversary of the

Second Taiwan Strait Crisis The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was a conflict that took place between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC). In this conflict, the PRC shelled the islands of Kinm ...

Exhibition (2008) * ROC Airforce in the New Century - Forward Looking Vision (2009) * 60th Anniversary of the

Battle of Guningtou The Battle of Kuningtou or Battle of Guningtou (), also known as the Battle of Kinmen (), was a battle fought over Kinmen in the Taiwan Strait during the Chinese Civil War in 1949. The failure of the Communists to take the island left it in t ...

(2009) * The Great Wall at Sea - Naval Command Exhibition (2010) * Black Cat Squadron Exhibition (2010) *

CBRN Defense Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRN defence) are protective measures taken in situations in which chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare (including terrorism) hazards may be present. CBRN defence consi ...

/ Chemical Warfare Corps Exhibition (2012) * 90th Anniversary of

Whampoa Military Academy The Republic of China Military Academy () is the service academy for the army of the Republic of China, located in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung. Previously known as the the military academy produced commanders who fought in many of China ...

Exhibition (2014) * Thunder Tiger Aerobatic Team Exhibition (2014) * Fidelity of Military Police (2018)

Controversy

In 1996, a Taiwanese schoolgirl, Chang Fu-chen was raped and murdered at the Armed Forces Museum.

Police found the girl's body dumped in a suburban Taipei park following the confession of Kuo Ching-ho, a military guard at the museum who was serving his compulsory two-year military service.

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance South from

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of the

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References

External

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