The Beishan Broadcasting Wall (traditional Chinese: 北山播音牆; simplified Chinese: 北山播音墙; pinyin: Běishān Bòyīn Qiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-soaⁿ Pò-im-chhiûⁿ) is a propaganda loudspeaker in Jinning Township, Kinmen, Republic of China.
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| General information | |
| Type | loudspeaker |
| Location | Jinning Township, Kinmen, Republic of China |
| Coordinates | 24°29′19.9″N 118°18′47.1″E / 24.488861°N 118.313083°E |
| Completed | 1967 |
History
editThe structure was built in 1967 as a psychological Cross-Strait warfare instrument directed towards Mainland China.[1][2] Material such as songs by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng and speeches inviting enemy soldiers to defect were played through the loudspeakers. Retaliatory speakers also broadcast messages from the other side of the Strait.[3] It was used until late 1970s.[4]
Architecture
editThe structure consists of 48 speakers which faces the ocean.[5] It stands at a height of around 3-story building.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Beishan Broadcast Wall: Taiwan's eerie sonic weapon". BBC Online. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
Built in 1967, the broadcast wall used to be a strategic military stronghold that played a key role in sonic warfare across the straits, blasting out anti-communist propaganda.
- ^ "Beishan Broadcasting Wall". Classical Kinmen Travel. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Wong, Maggie Hiufu (3 March 2021). "Tanks, propaganda and tourists: Welcome to Kinmen County, 'Taiwan's DMZ'". CNN. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ a b Aspinwall, Nick (4 September 2018). "6 Km From China, Taiwan's Kinmen Charts Its Own Path". The Diplomat. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ Giaimo, Cara (24 August 2018). "A Giant Speaker in Taiwan Is About to Switch on Again". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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