TAIPEI, Taiwan - Today is World Freedom Day, which marks the kick off for several celebrations in the week to commemorate this special day. <\/p>\n
World Freedom Day is especially celebrated in Taiwan and South Korea due to the fact that Jan. 23, 1954 was the return date for prisoners in the Korean War. <\/p>\n
As those soldiers landed in Keelung, they received warm greetings from Taiwanese people. <\/p>\n
People also rang the freedom bell 23 times in every city in Taiwan in celebration. The Republic of China established the date as World Freedom Day ever since then. <\/p>\n
As it was the 60th anniversary of the return of these soldiers, the Taipei Veterans Home held a celebration yesterday and invited the Taipei Jingmei Girls High School honour guard and colour guard to perform for retired soldiers. <\/p>\n
Hsiung Chi-chih, manager of the Taipei Veterans Home, said a lot of people had already forgotten this history. The decision to come to Taiwan that these soldiers made actually played an important role in stabilizing the government at that time. <\/p>\n
Therefore, it is an event worthy of remembrance, stated Hsiung. <\/p>\n
In order to help more people understand this history, Hsiung also decided to publish a commemorative album. The main goal of celebration activities is to let people reflect on our past and think about the true essence of democracy and freedom. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The rest is here: TAIPEI, Taiwan - Today is World Freedom Day, which marks the kick off for several celebrations in the week to commemorate this special day. Continue reading
\nTaiwan celebrates the 2014 World Freedom Day<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"