General History of Taiwan.

About General History of Taiwan

The General History of Taiwan is a work of Taiwanese history in the traditional style of historiography written by Taiwanese historian Lien Heng during the Japanese colonial period. The book was written in the 1910s, completed in 1918, and published in 1920 and 1921. The first and second volumes of the General History were published in 1920 by Lien Heng himself through the Society for the General History of Taiwan set up in Twatutia, Taipei; the third volume was published in 1921. In 1946, the Chungking edition was published, consisting of a first and second volume. The foreword and inscription by Japanese officials were removed and changes were made to the order and content, adding forewords by Hsu Ping-chang and Chang Chi. In 1947, the Shanghai edition was published.