Formosa Magazine
Formosa Magazine (『美麗島』雜誌
Pinyin: Meilidao Zazhi) was a
magazine created by
dangwai individuals in
Taiwan during the summer of
1979. It opposed
Kuomintang's political monopoly in the
Republic of China government. A police raid of the
Formosa Press caused the
Kaohsiung Incident in December 1979.
There were 61 participants; less than ten were truly active, namely,
- Huang Hsin-chieh (黃信介), publisher
- Chang Chün-hung (張俊宏), chief editor
- Hsu Hsin-liang (許信良), editor
- Yao Chia-wen (姚嘉文), editor
- Annette Lu, (呂秀蓮) editor
- Lin I-hsiung (林義雄), editor
- Shi Ming-teh (施明德), editor
The opening celebration took place in Mandarina Crown Hotel (中泰賓館) in the afternoon of
September 8, 1979. A blockade by Kuomintang military ensued, sometimes known as the Mandarina Crown Hotel Incident. For the next three months until the raid, branches were opened throughout Taiwan. Opening were followed by speeches and conferences.