| Tianma Tea House | |
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天馬茶房 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | former tea house |
| Location | Datong, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 25°03′14.5″N121°30′43.5″E / 25.054028°N 121.512083°E |
| Completed | 1934 |
| Demolished | 2005 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 天馬茶房 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 天马茶房 | ||||||||||
| Hokkien POJ | Thian-má Tê Pâng | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Sky-horse Tea House | ||||||||||
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The Tianma Tea House is a former tea house in Datong District,Taipei,Taiwan. It is the site where an enforcement officer from the Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau of the Taiwan Provincial Government accidentally shot a civilian on 27 February 1947. The incident led to the island-wide anti-government uprising by the Taiwanese people called the February 28 incident and the implementation of White Terror in Taiwan from 1949 to 1987. [1]
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The tea house building has long been on the route of the annual march to commemorate the February 28 Incident in Taipei by government officials or civilians. [2]
