Jiang Wei-shui Freeway (蔣渭水高速公路), is another name for the No.5 Freeway connecting Yilan and Taipei.
It is named after Yilan native Jiang Wei-shui (蔣渭水; 1891-1931), a medical doctor and political activist during the period of Japanese rule (1895-1945). Jiang helped found the Taiwan Cultural Association (台灣文化協會) and Taiwan People’s Party (台灣民眾黨) and was imprisoned frequently during the 1920s for his opposition to the colonial government.
Taipei City has a Weishui Road (渭水路) in Zhongshan District, a Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Park (蔣渭水紀念公園) on Jinxi Street (錦西街), and his burial site near Liuzhangli (see photo). Yilan City and Jiaoxi Township also have Weishui Roads.
In 2010, 50 million NT$10 coins commemorating Chiang were issued.
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