Interview with A Former “Ama” — by Wu Cheng Jin
In 2005, the Bank of Taiwan gradually began to plan auctioning the Shanzaihou Military Housing complex, giving rise to opposition among local residents, who then organized the Shanzaihou Cultural History Workshop.
A Tour of the Shanzaihou Military Housing Complex
Shanzaihou used to be rice paddies, but in order to accommodate MAAG’s plan to build housing, the authorities of Yangmingshan obtained the farmers’ land. In 1953, construction began. The American housing was divided into zones A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H. The size of the homes varied by district, which were divided based on rank and function.
