"Sheliao" is one of the old names of Heping Island. Before the Han people entered the cultivation, they were called "tuman". After the Han people entered the cultivation in the 17th century, they called it "Dajilongyu" or "Dajilongshan". After 1870, it was also called "Sheliao" and was designated during the Japanese Occupation. The administrative area is "Sheliao Town". It was not until 1947 that it was named "Peace Island". Heping Island covers an area of about 0.66 square kilometers. It was originally divided into three adjacent islands, namely Sheliao Island, the main island of Heping Island, Tongpan Island in the west, and Zhongshan Zai Island in the northwest.
Natural Ports and International Villages in the Navigational Map of East Asia
Heping Island controls the entry and exit of ships in Keelung Port, especially in the area around the commanding height of "Longzaiding" in the center of "Longzai Mountain" on Sheliao Island (the highest altitude is 61 meters / behind the Xiangong today, commonly known as the top of the fort). After being ruled by Spain, the Netherlands, the Zheng Kingdom, the Qing Dynasty, Japan, and the Republic of China, it has always been a natural harbor and trading node in Taiwan's coastal defense fortresses and the maritime territory of East Asia.
During the Japanese rule, Heping Island also developed fishery and shipbuilding industries. In the 1930s, Heping Island established the "Taiwan Governor's Office Fisheries Laboratory" (the predecessor of the Fisheries Laboratory of the Agricultural Commission); also established the "Keelung Fishing Port" (now Zhengbin Fishing Port) in the bay opposite the south bank. It was Taiwan’s largest offshore and deep-sea fishery at that time. base. The largest shipyard in Taiwan was built on Heping Island in the past, and it has been used and expanded to this day.
Since prehistoric times, the aborigines and immigrants of Heping Island have established a rich history and culture, which can be called the epitome of Taiwan's diverse ethnic culture.
Building a small island symbiosis with the sea
Heping Island and Keelung City can pass unimpeded. If it weren’t for the name of an island, one would almost forget this small island in the northeast of Keelung Harbor and the nearest outlying island to Taiwan’s main island. Heping Island was called "Sheliao Island" during the Qing Dynasty and the Japanese Occupation. The distance from the city of Keelung, the main island of Taiwan, is only about 74 meters. In the late Japanese Occupation, the construction of dikes, bridges, and land reclamation began, and the three islands were connected as a whole.
In 1935, the 75-meter-long "Keelung Bridge" connecting Sheliao Island and the downtown area of Keelung was completed and passed. It was the first cross-sea bridge in Taiwan at that time.
In 1937, the then "Taiwan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd." built a dike to connect Tongpan Island with the southwestern part of Sheliao Island, and set up a shipyard. After the war, the two islands were reclaimed for land reclamation, which is now dedicated to the "Taiwan International Shipbuilding Corporation Keelung Factory."
After the war in 1949, Keelung City was re-demarcated as an administrative region. Sheliao Island was renamed Heping Island in Zhongzheng District, Keelung Bridge was renamed Heping Bridge, and the present bridge was rebuilt in 2005.
Reproduce the historical scenes on the paper of Sheliao and Heping Island
In June 2020, the Keelung City Cultural Bureau commissioned a professional team with the support of the project funding support of the "Great Keelung Historical Scene Reproduction Integration Project". An in-depth inventory of development and community life; related historical scenes are presented in simulated images, and the original research report can be read and downloaded on this website.
"Sheliao" is one of the old names of Heping Island. Before the Han people entered the cultivation, they were called "tuman". After the Han people entered the cultivation in the 17th century, they called it "Dajilongyu" or "Dajilongshan". After 1870, it was also called "Sheliao" and was designated during the Japanese Occupation. The administrative area is "Sheliao Town". It was not until 1947 that it was named "Peace Island". Heping Island covers an area of about 0.66 square kilometers. It was originally divided into three adjacent islands, namely Sheliao Island, the main island of Heping Island, Tongpan Island in the west, and Zhongshan Zai Island in the northwest.
Natural Ports and International Villages in the Navigational Map of East Asia
Heping Island controls the entry and exit of ships in Keelung Port, especially in the area around the commanding height of "Longzaiding" in the center of "Longzai Mountain" on Sheliao Island (the highest altitude is 61 meters / behind the Xiangong today, commonly known as the top of the fort). After being ruled by Spain, the Netherlands, the Zheng Kingdom, the Qing Dynasty, Japan, and the Republic of China, it has always been a natural harbor and trading node in Taiwan's coastal defense fortresses and the maritime territory of East Asia.
During the Japanese rule, Heping Island also developed fishery and shipbuilding industries. In the 1930s, Heping Island established the "Taiwan Governor's Office Fisheries Laboratory" (the predecessor of the Fisheries Laboratory of the Agricultural Commission); also established the "Keelung Fishing Port" (now Zhengbin Fishing Port) in the bay opposite the south bank. It was Taiwan’s largest offshore and deep-sea fishery at that time. base. The largest shipyard in Taiwan was built on Heping Island in the past, and it has been used and expanded to this day.
Since prehistoric times, the aborigines and immigrants of Heping Island have established a rich history and culture, which can be called the epitome of Taiwan's diverse ethnic culture.
Building a small island symbiosis with the sea
Heping Island and Keelung City can pass unimpeded. If it weren’t for the name of an island, one would almost forget this small island in the northeast of Keelung Harbor and the nearest outlying island to Taiwan’s main island. Heping Island was called "Sheliao Island" during the Qing Dynasty and the Japanese Occupation. The distance from the city of Keelung, the main island of Taiwan, is only about 74 meters. In the late Japanese Occupation, the construction of dikes, bridges, and land reclamation began, and the three islands were connected as a whole.
In 1935, the 75-meter-long "Keelung Bridge" connecting Sheliao Island and the downtown area of Keelung was completed and passed. It was the first cross-sea bridge in Taiwan at that time.
In 1937, the then "Taiwan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd." built a dike to connect Tongpan Island with the southwestern part of Sheliao Island, and set up a shipyard. After the war, the two islands were reclaimed for land reclamation, which is now dedicated to the "Taiwan International Shipbuilding Corporation Keelung Factory."
After the war in 1949, Keelung City was re-demarcated as an administrative region. Sheliao Island was renamed Heping Island in Zhongzheng District, Keelung Bridge was renamed Heping Bridge, and the present bridge was rebuilt in 2005.
Reproduce the historical scenes on the paper of Sheliao and Heping Island
In June 2020, the Keelung City Cultural Bureau commissioned a professional team with the support of the project funding support of the "Great Keelung Historical Scene Reproduction Integration Project". An in-depth inventory of development and community life; related historical scenes are presented in simulated images, and the original research report can be read and downloaded on this website.
