1895 Memorial Park

1895 Memorial Park : The Blue Brave Lighting





The Yiwei War occurred in the year of 1895 which is Yiwei year in lunar calendar. A group of Hakka volunteers ambushed the Japanese army in Pingzhen、Longtan and other places. The war that occurred in the Pingzhen Taoyuan was one of the few battles that the Japanese army didn’t win, so this land has a very high historical significance.



The 1895 Memorial Park covers an area of about 3.5 hectares, including the Ring of Yiwei、the Memorial wall、the mirror pool and 2 Parks. The Ring of Yiwei is a circular bridge design without columns, connecting 2 parks on both sides of the road.



The prelude to the lighting design of the Ring of Yuwei is the brave blue lighting. The lighting design concept of the gradient blue lighting under the bridge is from the blue dyeing in Hakka culture, which is a metaphor for the living culture of the Hakka group gradually printed on this land. And the lighting of glass handrail above the bridge with 3000 K color temperature forms beautiful circle. The lighting of the Ring of Yiwei symbolizes the fusion of different ethnic groups over a long period of time.

The lighting brings out the tranquility of the mirror pool and the spatial tension of the 7-meter-high architectural concrete memorial wall. The lighting comes trough the gunshot marks on the wall, symbolizing the war, as if the past history is sublimated into the starlight in the night sky.



On the basis of visual safety at night, using high-pole lamps, garden lamps and seat lighting create the atmosphere of theater lighting.



In the quiet night, the lighting does not only tell the cultural connotation of Hakka , but also embraces the convergence and life of many ethnic groups, communicates and integrates with each other. Lighting designers hope that through lighting all people living on this land will cherish and love this land, and protect this land that we grow together without distinction.