"Moonlit Night Sorrow" Selected from Xie Mingyou's album "Last Year" Dancers: Tracy Tu, Bibi Chen, Jenny Wong Choreography: Chuang Yuanting Costume Design: Caspia LiLi Recorded on February 15th, 2024 in Tang De-chang Park, Tainan Xie Mingyou (Author) The scene is Taipei in 1933, with the Japanese-planned Third Ring Road (with a fast lane in the middle and slow lanes on both sides) confined to Zhongshan South Road (East), Aiguo West Road (South), Zhonghua Road (West), and Zhongxiao West Road (North). At that time, there were few people and vehicles, and along the road, there were pedestrian sidewalks, and many trees were planted on safety islands. Many couples loved to go there for dates. It can be said that there were few who could freely love at that time. This is one of the works collaborated by Deng Yuxian and Zhou Tianwang. At that time, it was sung by Taiwan's first pop music female singer, Chunchun (Liu Qingxiang). In fact, the song incorporates melodies and habits from various languages such as Ketagalan (a tune adapted from the hymn "Naomi" by Dr. George Leslie Mackay), Taiwanese, Hakka, and Japanese, with a graceful and understated style... Without these pop musicians, how could we understand the romance of that time? Even in a breakup song, you've still got the romance of the Third Ring Road, and you can still blame the moon. Just wow! Lyrics: Zhou Tianwang Music: Deng Yuxian Arrangement & Guitar: Wang Dongsheng Female vocals: Huang Peishu Cello arrangement: Chen Zhuhui Regarding Tang De-chang: Tang De-chang studied in Japan and passed the Japanese Higher Civil Service Examination in Law in 1941, and in 1943, he passed the Administrative Examination. He returned to Taiwan the same year and registered as a lawyer with the Taiwan Governor-General's Office, practicing law in Tainan. He once served as the judicial director of the police bureau during the Japanese colonial period. During the 228 Incident, he was nominated as a candidate for mayor of Tainan by the Tainan 228 Incident Handling Committee. After the authorities began to crack down, on March 11th, Tang De-chang was falsely accused of "leading students to occupy the police station" and other charges of organizing illegal groups. Tang refused to provide relevant lists while in prison and endured severe torture, with his fingers swelling to the point where he couldn't eat with chopsticks. On the morning of March 12th, Tang was escorted out of the detention center, parading through West Gate Road and Minsheng Road to Minsheng Green Park, where he was publicly displayed. Later, he was executed by firing squad in the park, with bullets piercing his nasal bridge and forehead. After the execution, the body was left exposed, and family members were not allowed to collect the remains. On February 27, 1998, the Tainan City Government renamed Minsheng Green Park as "Tang De-chang Memorial Park" and erected a half-body bust in his honor. The inscription on the monument reads "The fearless hero of justice and righteousness," commemorating his courageous and just actions. About the public artwork "Facing the Wind": "Art can heal wounds, and even more so, it can bridge different ethnic groups, generate shared cognition and emotions, and re-unite each other." The Tang De-chang Memorial Park's "Dance in the Wind" is the first outdoor work collected by the Tainan City Art Museum, located in the historical and cultural core area of Tainan City. The creator of "Dance in the Wind" is sculptor Chuang Ching-wen. Her inspiration for this work came during the icy season when she visited a friend who was recovering from surgery. From the mountainside, they saw people skating on the frozen lake in the distance, gliding gracefully like a group of elf dancers breaking through the wind in the dark of night. She was moved by her friend's warmth towards others despite facing personal difficulties, likening them to the ice skaters who, instead of shrinking from the bitter cold, stretched out in the most beautiful posture. Excerpt from "Liberty Times", December 7, 2018, Reporter: Hong Ruiqin