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Fascinating Vintage Photos Show Taiwan In The 1960s

During the mid-20th century the economy of Taiwan was depressed, unemployment and inflation rates were high, and the country was lacking in exports and goods. By the 1960s government took several steps to improve the economy and exports. In 1966, the government established the Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone, Asia’s first export processing zone, to expand the manufacturing production. The industrial sector surpassed the agriculture.

These fascinating historical photos show cities, towns, street scenes, farmers and everyday life of Taiwanese people in the 1960s. Also check, 1970s Taiwan.

#2 First morning exercise for soldiers from the base of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1969.

First morning exercise for soldiers from the base of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1969.

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#4 A girl selling bananas from a sidewalk stall in Pingtung County, Taiwan, circa 1965.

A girl selling bananas from a sidewalk stall in Pingtung County, Taiwan, circa 1965.

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#5 A train passes through a rice paddy field in Taiwan, circa 1965.

A train passes through a rice paddy field in Taiwan, circa 1965.

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#6 Traffic on the Chung Hwa Road in Taipei, Taiwan, December 1968.

Traffic on the Chung Hwa Road in Taipei, Taiwan, December 1968.

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#8 Parade of young women soldiers in blue uniforms, Taiwan, 1969

#9 Children at the roadside, carrying baskets, Taiwan, 1969.

#10 One of the city gates of Taipei in Taiwan, circa 1965.

#11 An entrance to the Grand Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, circa 1965.

#12 Rice farmers in Pingtung County, Taiwan, circa 1965.

#13 Debris of Taiwanese U2 reconnaissance plane shot down by Chinese air raid defences, 1965

#14 Military personnel of the Republic of China Air Force on parade in Taiwan, circa 1960.

#17 The gate at the entrance to Taroko Gorge on the Central Cross-Island Highway, Taroko National Park, Taiwan, circa 1965.

#18 Celebrations for the 2516th anniversary of Confuciusk, Confucian Temple in Taipei, Taiwan, September, 1966.

#19 A mother put her children in an Amphibiuous Rickshaw after the Floods, in Taipei, Taiwan, on September 15, 1962.

#20 Madame Chiang Kai-Shek meeting delegates of Yang Ming Shang forum.

#21 In the countryside, a farmer plows his field with an ox, Taiwan, 1969.

#22 Armed Forces taking part in a military parade to commemorate Double Tenth anniversary celebrations in front of the Ministry of National Defense in Taipai, Taiwan circa 1960.

#24 Taiwan President Chiang Kai-Shek attends a press conference with Japanese media on March 4, 1964 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

#25 Rice farmers planting rice in a paddy field in Pingtung County, Taiwan, circa 1965.

#26 A small pavilion near the Changuang Temple in the Taroko Gorge, Taroko National Park, Taiwan, circa 1965.

#27 A farmer carrying cauliflowers on a yoke in Pingtung County, Taiwan, circa 1965.

#28 The Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan, circa 1965.

#29 A rice farmer with a handcart in Pingtung County, Taiwan, circa 1965.

#30 The Golden Dragon restaurant in the Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, circa 1965.

#31 Exterior of the Kaohsiung Customs headquarters at the port in Taiwan, 1960s.

#32 Nationalist Troops in Taiwan during Military operations, 1963.

#33 Chang Kai Shek greeting the crowds in Taipei Along With His Vice-President Yen Chia-Kan (C.K. Yen) on the day of The Taiwanese National Holiday, On October 10, 1969.

#34 Tsing Hua Open Pool Reactor (THOR) at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Hsinchu, Taiwan, 1961.

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