"三民主義統一中國" (Three Principles of the People Unites China): sign on Dadan, Kinmen
A long white wall with a green-tiled roof on a wooded hillside on Dadan island, Kinmen, carries six large red characters, 'Three Principles of the People unites China', facing the mainland coast. The tell is the abstract ideological phrase (the Kuomintang's founding doctrine) offered as the sole argument, with no specific claim or request.
- Date
- August 1986
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- Republic of China Armed Forces, Dadan garrison, Kinmen (per Commons description)
- Region
- East Asia
- Country
- Taiwan
- Medium
- Signs and banners
- Issuer type
- Military
- Leader
- Chiang Ching Kuo
- Audience
- Mixed
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Techniques
- Glittering generalities
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (uploaded to Chinese Wikipedia by Minsc, transferred to Commons), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 3.0 and GFDL (Minsc, original uploader; Commons file page states both)
Minsc (Chinese Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Text on the object
三民主義統一中國 [at the right edge, small vertical characters, partly in frame: 大膽]
The Three Principles of the People unite China [small characters at right edge: 'Dadan', the island's name, partly legible]
Translation by machine, not verified by a fluent reader. The small edge text is cut by the frame; 'Dadan' is a reading of the visible characters and is consistent with the location stated on Commons.
